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Webster 1913 Edition


Prim

Prim

,
Noun.
[See
Privet
.]
(Bot)
The privet.

Prim

,
Adj.
[OF.
prim
,
prin
, prime, first, principal. sharp, thin, piercing, fr. L.
primus
first. See
Prime
,
Adj.
]
Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice;
as,
prim
regularity; a
prim
person.
Swift.

Prim

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Primmed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Primming
.]
To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink.

Prim

,
Verb.
I.
To dress or act smartly.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Prim

PRIM

,
Adj.
Properly, straight; erect; hence, formal; precise; affectedly nice.

PRIM

,
Verb.
T.
To deck with great nicety; to form with affected preciseness.

Definition 2024


prim

prim

See also: prím, Prìm, and prím-

English

Adjective

prim (comparative primmer, superlative primmest)

  1. prudish, straight-laced
  2. formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice
    prim regularity; a prim person
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Usage notes

Often used in the collocationprim and proper”.

Derived terms
Translations

Verb

prim (third-person singular simple present prims, present participle primming, simple past and past participle primmed)

  1. (dated) To make affectedly precise or proper.
  2. (dated) To dress or act smartly.

Etymology 2

See privet.

Noun

prim

  1. (plants) privet


Catalan

Etymology

From Latin prīmus[1], from earlier prīsmos < *prīsemos < Proto-Italic *priisemos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾim/
  • Rhymes: -im

Adjective

prim m (feminine prima, masculine plural prims, feminine plural primes)

  1. thin, skinny

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References

  1. http://www.diccionari.cat/lexicx.jsp?GECART=0109064

Ladin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin prīmus.

Adjective

prim m (feminine singular prima, masculine plural primi, feminine plural primes)

  1. first

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin prīmus, from earlier prīsmos < *prīsemos < Proto-Italic *priisemos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prim/

Adjective

prim m, n (feminine singular primă, masculine plural primi, feminine and neuter plural prime)

  1. prime, first

Declension

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Volapük


Noun

prim (plural prims)

  1. beginning

Declension