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# prim

adjective (prim, primmer, primmest)

«prim» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Very neat, proper and strict about manners; too careful about rules and never untidy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prim/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a person who sits stiffly, is too proper, or looks down on rough or silly behaviour

### Examples

- She sat prim and straight with her hands in her lap. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prim/#x1)
- "Don't be so prim," laughed the boy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prim/#x2)
- The prim old lady frowned at the muddy children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prim/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prim» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prim/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prim» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prim.html) on Mova free.