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priggery

[prig-uh-ree]

noun, plural prig·ger·ies for 2.

the conduct or character of a prig.

an act or remark characteristic of a prig.

Origin:
1735–45; prig¹ + -ery

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prig¹ (prɪɡ)

—n
	a person who is smugly self-righteous and narrow-minded

[C18: of unknown origin]

'priggery¹

—n

'priggishness¹

—n

'priggish¹

—*adj*

'priggishly¹

—*adv*

'priggism¹

—n

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