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priggish

/prig-ish/US // ˈprɪg ɪʃ //

假冒的,傲慢的人,傲慢无礼,傲慢的

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : fussy about trivialities or propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner:At the beginning of the book, Eustace is an unpleasant, unlikable, and priggish character.He never softened his message to please genteel tastes or priggish scruples.

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Examples

  • The same goes for low-sugar gummy candies like Smart Sweets and Behave, which in another decade might have been presented as priggish.

  • Roth, priggish to the end, responds, "I'm warning you—stay away from my kids!"

  • This judicial bent of the child is a curious one and often develops a priggish fondness for setting others morally straight.

  • And yet if we had been that low-cut lady we would certainly have given that interfering and priggish little youngster a walloping.

  • He's a bit of a prig—in fact, he's as priggish as he well can be—but he's never done anything but run straight.

  • Amy was telling me of some priggish things that Miss Belloc had said, and I did use those very words yesterday.

  • The development of Percival from a priggish misanthrope to a man and a lover is beautifully told.