"priss" meaning in English

See priss in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɹɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-priss.wav Forms: prisses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: Back-formation from prissy (analyzed as priss + -y (“(manner)”)); noun attested 1923. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|prissy}} Back-formation from prissy Head templates: {{en-noun}} priss (plural prisses)
  1. (informal) A prissy person Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-priss-en-noun-rshzY-D~

Verb

IPA: /pɹɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-priss.wav Forms: prisses [present, singular, third-person], prissing [participle, present], prissed [participle, past], prissed [past]
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: Back-formation from prissy (analyzed as priss + -y (“(manner)”)); noun attested 1923. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|prissy}} Back-formation from prissy Head templates: {{en-verb}} priss (third-person singular simple present prisses, present participle prissing, simple past and past participle prissed)
  1. To dress or behave in a prissy manner Derived forms: priss around Translations (to behave in a prissy manner): tärkeillä (Finnish), жема́нничать (žemánničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), мані́ритися (manírytysja) (Ukrainian), мані́житися (manížytysja) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-priss-en-verb-8TR10Vg7 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 27 73

Inflected forms

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