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Word: Prig
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: of unknown origin. The earliest sense was ‘tinker’ or ‘petty thief’, whence ‘disliked person’, especially ‘someone who is affectedly and self-consciously precise’ (late 17th century)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
prɪɡ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a self-righteously moralistic person who behaves as if they are superior to others
Short Definition:self-righteously moralistic person who behaves as if they are superior to others
Examples:- she was religious but not a prig
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