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Definition of Prissier
1. prissy [adj] - See also: prissy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prissier
Literary usage of Prissier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin, and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1887)
"... had not yet reached the end of that prissier; interval, eight days in length,
during which he seemed not to enjoy the full command of his powers; ..."
2. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England by Charles Larcom Graves (1922)
"by the late Mr. prissier and his "Follies," to whom Punch expressed his gratitude
in 1910. It was a "priceless" entertainment, with its "Potted Plays," ..."
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