Definition of Prim

n.1.(Bot) The privet.
a.1.Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person.
v. t.1.To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink.
[imp. & p. p. Primmed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Primming.]
v. i.1.To dress or act smartly.


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