noun
- plural of prissiness; the quality or state of being excessively proper, prudish, or fussy about propriety and etiquette
Usage: countable and uncountable uses; typically used in plural to refer to multiple instances or manifestations of prissy behavior
Examples
- Her prissinesses about table manners made family dinners uncomfortable.
- The teacher's various prissinesses regarding dress code enforcement frustrated the students.
- He found her prissinesses about language and decorum rather tiresome.
- Their prissinesses contrasted sharply with the relaxed atmosphere of the beach town.
- The character's prissinesses were played for comic effect in the film.