prissy
/ˈprɪsɪ/adjective
prissier, prissiest
(of a person or their manner) fussily and excessively respectable(人或其行为)大惊小怪的; 过分讲究的; 娇气的:a middle-class family with two prissy children.
有两个娇气孩子的中产阶层家庭。
派生词
prissily
adverbprissiness
noun词源
late 19th cent.: perhaps a blend of prim and sissy.