noun
- a person who behaves in a self-righteously moralistic way
Usage: often derogatory
Examples
- Don’t be such a prig about other people’s choices.
- She called him a prig for criticizing everyone’s behavior.
- The teacher was seen as a prig by students who found her overly strict about minor rules.
- He came across as a prig when he lectured his friends about their language.
- Nobody likes a prig who constantly judges others.
- Her priggish attitude made her unpopular at parties.