Affectedly+nice
11Rose-water — Rose wa ter, a. Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly nice or delicate; sentimental. Rose water philanthropy. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] …
12rosewater — adjective Date: 1840 1. affectedly nice or delicate 2. having the odor of rose water …
13prim — prim1 primly, adv. primness, n. /prim/, adj., primmer, primmest, v., primmed, primming. adj. 1. formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat. v.i. 2. to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way. v.t …
14prim — I. a. Formal, stiff, precise, starch, starched, strait laced, affectedly nice, demure. II. n. Privet, print (Ligustrum vulgare) …
15prim — [[t]prɪm[/t]] adj. prim•mer, prim•mest, 1) formally precise or proper; prissy; prudish 2) stiffly neat 3) to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way 4) to make prim, as in appearance 5) to draw (one s features) into a prim… …
16niminy-piminy — /nɪməni ˈpɪməni/ (say nimuhnee pimuhnee) adjective mincing; affectedly nice or refined. {imitative of a mincing utterance} …
17prissy — /ˈprɪsi / (say prisee) adjective (prissier, prissiest) Colloquial precise; prim; affectedly nice. {blend of prim and sissy} …
18rosewater — adjective also rosewatered ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ Etymology: rosewater from rose water; rosewatered from rose water + ed 1. : scented with or having the odor of rose water 2. : affectedly nice or delicate : sent …
19prim. — 1. primary. 2. primitive. * * * prim «prihm», adjective, prim|mer, prim|mest, verb, primmed, prim|ming. –adj …
20prim´ness — prim «prihm», adjective, prim|mer, prim|mest, verb, primmed, prim|ming. –adj. precise, neat, proper, or formal in a stiff way: »friends…staid and prim, of evangelical tendencies ( …
