Definition:
(adj.) Self-important and conceited; overly proud.
Pronunciation:
prig - ish
Also Known As:
prudish, prim, pedantic, straight-laced.
Examples:
"St. John is an accomplished and profound scholar."
"His manners, I think, you said are not to your taste?--priggish and parsonic?"
"I never mentioned his manners; but, unless I had a very bad taste, they must suit it; they are polished, calm, and gentlemanlike." Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
Mrs. Morel hated her for making her son like this. She watched Paul growing irritable, priggish, and melancholic. For this she put the blame on Miriam. D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers
