" primly "

1: as in priggishly, prudishly;

•  Synonyms : 

•  priggishly,

•  prudishly,

•  decently,

•  decorously,

•  properly,

•  chastely,

•  innocently,

•  modestly,

•  morally,

•  purely,

•  righteously,

•  virtuously

•  Antonyms : 

•  evilly,

•  immorally,

•  impurely,

•  sinfully,

•  wickedly,

•  indecently,

•  obscenely,

•  vulgarly,

•  lasciviously,

•  lewdly,

•  lustfully

1: being clean and in good order;

  * e.g., " ... behind the bed-and-breakfast is a prim little garden where guests are served afternoon tea "

•  Synonyms : 

•  antiseptic,

•  bandbox,

•  crisp,

•  groomed,

•  kempt,

•  neat,

•  orderly,

•  picked up,

•  shipshape,

•  smug,

•  snug,

•  tidied,

•  tidy,

•  trig,

•  trim,

•  uncluttered,

•  well-groomed

•  Antonyms : 

•  disheveled,

•  disordered,

•  disorderly,

•  messy,

•  mussed,

•  mussy,

•  sloven,

•  slovenly,

•  unkempt,

•  untidy

2: given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals;

  * e.g., " ... a very prim and proper matron was in charge of the girls' dorm "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bluenosed,

•  nice-nelly,

•  prudish,

•  puritanical,

•  straitlaced,

•  Victorian

•  Antonyms : 

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