Primly
['prɪmli]
Definition
(adv.) in a prissy manner; 'the new teacher alienates the children by behaving prissily'.
Edited by ELLA--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In a prim or precise manner.
Typist: Ruth
Examples
- I would not have spat on the floor, Pilar, if we were not leaving this place, Fernando said primly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Of Estremadura, Fernando said primly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- She herself sat primly and somewhat grimly-tidy in a cushioned rocking-chair, her hands busied with some knitting. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Typist: Ruth