primly
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The buxom stall-owner lifts a furry, giant hare, its dead eyes glazed, as a primly dressed female customer offers coins in payment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
But as Wicks fell to the floor, Jud was onstage clutching a 6-foot cross and each of the other potential suspects was seated primly in their seats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
It’s the comedy of a primly composed mean-girl android turning into The Terminator.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Once upon a time, the copy editorial guild united against “xeroxing” — to many authors’ fury — in favor, primly, of “photocopying.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2022
“I think it’s a nice Bible name,” I said primly.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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