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What is the adjective for primness?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb prim which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

prim
  1. prudish, straight-laced
  2. formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice
  3. Synonyms:
      4. prudish, proper, puritanical, priggish, prissy, Victorian, starchy, stiff, stuffy, formal, schoolmarmish, conventional, Grundyish, schoolmistressy, moralistic, genteel, straitlaced, governessy, mimsy, decorous, ceremonious, bluenosed, correct, straightlaced, nice, dignified, rigid, demure, straight, polite, fussy, ceremonial, overmodest, snobbish, fastidious, particular, precise, choosy, dapper, meticulous, spruce, upright, strait-laced, niminy-piminy, old-maidish, goody-goody, nice-nelly, prim and proper, po-faced, old-maid … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Being a prim and proper spinster, Jane Austen did not use the family scandal in any of her novels.”
      “The prim living room was adorned with perfectly arranged furniture and spotless carpets.”
primsy
  1. Prim, demure, formal; precise.
primmer
  1. comparative form of prim: more prim
  2. Synonyms:
      3. prissier, starchier, stiffer, stuffier, mimsier, nicer, rigider, straighter, politer, fussier, choosier, dapperer, sprucer, more prudish, more proper, more puritanical, more priggish, more Victorian, more formal, more schoolmarmish, more conventional, more schoolmistressy, more moralistic, more genteel, more straitlaced, more governessy, more decorous, more ceremonious, more bluenosed, more correct, more straightlaced, more dignified, more demure, more ceremonial, more overmodest, more snobbish, more fastidious, more particular, more precise, more meticulous, more upright, more strait-laced, more niminy-piminy, more old-maidish, more nice-nelly, more prim and proper, more po-faced, squarer, staider, stricter … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She was sewing as for dear life, and her face was primmer and colder than ever.”
      “He came to Knaresdean yesterday to communicate the news, and his neckcloth was primmer than ever.”
      “The white, tea-length shimmering dress with puffed sleeves was made even primmer with a pair of Charlotte Olympia pumps and a floral headband wrapped around her blonde locks.”
primmest
  1. superlative form of prim: most prim
  2. Synonyms:
      3. prissiest, starchiest, stiffest, stuffiest, mimsiest, nicest, rigidest, straightest, politest, fussiest, choosiest, dapperest, sprucest, most prudish, most proper, most puritanical, most priggish, most Victorian, most formal, most schoolmarmish, most conventional, most schoolmistressy, most moralistic, most genteel, most straitlaced, most governessy, most decorous, most ceremonious, most bluenosed, most correct, most straightlaced, most dignified, most demure, most ceremonial, most overmodest, most snobbish, most fastidious, most particular, most precise, most meticulous, most upright, most strait-laced, most niminy-piminy, most old-maidish, most nice-nelly, most prim and proper, most po-faced, squarest, staidest, strictest … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “As with most bad-taste comedies, this one has moments that will tickle even the primmest among us.”
primmed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of prim
  2. Synonyms:
      3. groomed, tidied, arranged, adjusted, did, done, fixt, fixed, cleaned, spruced, dressed, drest, sleeked, fitted, fit, laid, lay, tended, refined, refreshed, toileted, spruced up, smartened up, put in order, gussied up, cleaned up, freshened up, made tidy, shaped up, slicked up, got up, gotten up, turned out, made attractive, made presentable, prettied up, spiffed up, licked into shape, neatened, smartened, primped, brushed, titivated, slicked, improved, washed, fixed up, dressed up, decked out, tarted up … more
primming
  1. present participle of prim
  2. Synonyms:
      3. grooming, tidying, arranging, adjusting, doing, fixing, cleaning, sprucing, dressing, sleeking, fitting, laying, tending, refining, refreshing, toileting, sprucing up, smartening up, putting in order, gussying up, cleaning up, freshening up, making tidy, shaping up, slicking up, getting up, turning out, making attractive, making presentable, prettying up, spiffing up, licking into shape, neatening, smartening, primping, brushing, titivating, slicking, improving, washing, fixing up, decking out, dressing up … more
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