missish

missish: adj

prim, proper, prudish, modest, demure, decorous, sedate; strait-laced, Sl. straight, puritanical, austere, strict, rigid, priggish, stiff, formal; unnatural, affected, mannered, Fr. mantert; fastidious, difficult, hard to please, overparticular, particular, fussy, finical, finicky, picky.

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Synonyms:

Missish — Miss ish, a. Like a miss; prim; affected; sentimental. [1913 Webster] {Miss ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
missish — missishness, n. /mis ish/, adj. prim; affected; prudish. [1785 95; MISS2 + ISH1] * * * … Universalium
missish — adjective prim and prudish … Wiktionary
missish — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. prudish, formal, priggish; see prim … English dictionary for students
missish — a. Prim, affected, lackadaisical … New dictionary of synonyms
missish — miss·ish … English syllables
missish — /ˈmɪsɪʃ/ (say misish) adjective prim; affected; prudish. {miss2 + ish1} …
missish — … Useful english dictionary
Missishness — Missish Miss ish, a. Like a miss; prim; affected; sentimental. [1913 Webster] {Miss ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
missig — missigadj jung,schönundelegant(aufeinMädchenbezogen).GemeintsinddieäußerenEigenschaften,dieeine»MissGermany«o.ä.auszeichnen.Dochvglengl»missish=affektiert«.Halbw1955ff … Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache

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