priggishness

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She was very sympathetic, very tolerant, and although she had lived in the very Temple of Priggishness with her Brays and her Hennells and her Sibrees, she remained singularly simple and unaffected.

From Aspects and Impressions by Gosse, Edmund

Priggishness was almost unknown among the Greeks—though one may suspect its presence among those Spartans who have told so few tales of themselves.

From A Letter Book Selected with an Introduction on the History and Art of Letter-Writing by Saintsbury, George

Priggishness is an artificial mental condition that is far more common than people generally suspect.

From The Curse of Education by Gorst, Harold Edward

Priggishness is the sin which doth most easily beset middle-class and so-called educated Englishmen: we call it purity and culture, but it does not much matter what we call it.

From Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino by Butler, Samuel

Priggishness cannot be eradicated from the system in a moment, even by the most heroic measures.

From The Curse of Education by Gorst, Harold Edward