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Excessively prim or proper

Fastidious and hard to please

Shy and fond of being on one's own

Adjective

Excessively prim or proper

goody-two-shoes

schoolmistressy

prim and proper

stick-in-the-mud

holier-than-thou

of the old school

politically correct

goody two-shoes

too good to be true

to keep up appearances

pleased with oneself

full of yourself

proud of oneself

self-congratulatory

self-opinionated

stuck on oneself

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“Indeed, she was as prim and old-maidish as any spinster lady possibly could be.”

Adjective

Fastidious and hard to please

over-particular

difficult to please

over-fastidious

pass-remarkable

impossible to please

easily disgusted

dotting the i's

crossing the t's

overconscientious

selfdisciplined

going to great lengths

over-censorious

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“A cartoon portrays a stern, bespectacled, old-maidish teacher standing menacingly behind her desk as she addresses the youngsters cowering before her.”

Adjective

Shy and fond of being on one's own

prim and proper

self-restrained

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

uncompanionable

pure as the driven snow

self-controlled

non-confrontational

socially inhibited

self-interested

easily frightened

lacking courage

self-centred^UK

keeping a low profile

free from vanity

hiding your light under a bushel

self-deprecating

self-centered^US

non-communicative

self-sufficient

easily embarrassed

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

whiter than white

as pure as the driven snow

stick-in-the-mud

cool as cucumber

mum^UK

mom^US

incommunicative

cool, calm and collected

at a loss for words

playing your cards close to your chest

putting on airs

keeping people at arm's length

with reservations

with eyes peeled

of the old school

unable to get a word out

bereft of speech

not given to excesses

unconversational

not forthcoming

zipped one's lips

have tight chops

unimpressionable

uncompassionate

unwilling to mix with other people

wouldn't say boo to a goose

depersonalised^UK

depersonalized^US

nondiscriminatory

zipping one's lips

buttoning one's lip

in control of yourself

in the background

strictly business

along for the ride

going with the flow

rolling with the punches

having foresight

knocked for six

full of common sense

having both feet on the ground

keeping a weather eye on

walking on egg shells

hedging your bets

keeping on one's toes

handling with kid gloves

belt-and-braces

watching one's step

walking on eggs

on the qui vive

lacking social skills

without a care in the world

not giving a toss

not on speaking terms

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