priggishness

2 definitions found

priggishness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Priggish \Prig"gish\, a.
     Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. -- Prig"gish*ly, adv.
     -- Prig"gish-ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]

priggishness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  priggishness
      n 1: exaggerated and arrogant properness [syn: priggishness,
           primness]