Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prissily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: priss-i-ly
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a prissy manner; in a manner that is excessively prim or proper.

Etymology

Etymology tree English prissy Middle English -ly English -ly English prissily From prissy + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more prissily (comparative) most prissily (superlative)

Synonyms

primly

Questions

What does prissily mean?: In a prissy manner; in a manner that is excessively prim or proper.
Where does prissily come from?: Etymology tree English prissy Middle English -ly English -ly English prissily From prissy + -ly.

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