priss

Example Sentences

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Amina keeps her musical activities a secret from her devout school friends, forcing the already nervous priss into a double life.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2021

But whatever calculations had gone into the match of a priss and a perfectionist were now deconstructed.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2016

If I decline to eat one, I am a calorie-phobic priss who's terrified of displaying weakness in public.

From The Guardian • May 11, 2013

Sure, you could point out at length that Swift is being a bit of a sour-faced priss here, but there's no win for women in ripping chunks out of other women.

From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2013

"Carla, you're such a priss," Sandi taunted her.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez