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priggism

/prig-iz-uhm/US // ˈprɪg ɪz əm //

棱镜主义,棱角主义,棱镜运动,棱堡主义

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : priggish character or ideas; priggishness.

Examples

  • A striking characteristic of these learned women was the entire absence of all priggism or pedantry.

  • There is a dash of solemnity, a ludicrous assumption of priggism, about the Scottish fool which Mr White has entirely evaded.