Even though the teacher seemed to be very prim, she was actually wildly funny at times. From LearnThat.org.
Now in the case of -- of Joe Johnston, he was a kind of prim, upright. From Wordnik.com. [April 1865: The Month That Saved America] Reference
Truly the 'prim' little girl of twelve had made considerable progress by the time she was twenty!. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record] Reference
We are freed to do more though there are other constraints such as prim numbers and server loads. From Wordnik.com. [Ballet and Colour and Soundscape] Reference
Kathy is the kind of prim woman who knows about the "horror movie stuff" involved in living in the real world. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-05-01] Reference
If we could find a way to measure the lag produced by every kind of prim, cut, and texture we could develop the periodic table of lag!. From Wordnik.com. [A Call for Physicists - SLOG] Reference
She was what is called prim in her manner, and as delicate as an American. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844] Reference
It is only what the law terms primâ facie evidence; that is, good until contradicted or explained. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Household Management] Reference
Nor in prim proverbs daub'd with moral paint. From Wordnik.com. [The Age Reviewed] Reference
The gentle art of prim torturing (also called prim twisting. From Wordnik.com. [World of SL] Reference
Mickrobe Campaign Club that 'd sweep th' prim'ries, an 'maybe go acrost an' free Ireland. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen] Reference
He wint to practisin 'law an' found his on'y clients was coons, an 'they had no assets but their vote at th' prim'ry. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Dooley's Philosophy] Reference
Sell them at "prim" usage rate plan instead of one price for all. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Kingdon - Come down, come down from your Ivory Tower and listen to your Residents: A dose of perspective] Reference
Clark's personal life has been far from prim, however. From Wordnik.com. [The Voice Of The Victims] Reference
"I'm just going to plant things," prim little Flossie lisped. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins in the Country] Reference
Instead, with its neat, white jacket, the book looks almost prim. From Wordnik.com. ['How To Become A Scandal' Is Smart, But Timid] Reference
Mrs. Morton pursed her lips in the prim little expression that was. From Wordnik.com. [Chicken Little Jane] Reference
In manners and bearing, she was brisk, prim, and sometimes a little. From Wordnik.com. [Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States] Reference
Now: Donatella's WorldThe Look: More feminine, minimalist, nearly prim. From Wordnik.com. [The Donatella Style] Reference
These fashion hints may sound like the prim mandates of a 1950s "health" film. From Wordnik.com. [Girls Going Mild(er)] Reference
He was a perfect martinet; a prim, precise, black-stock'd, military, Miss Nancy. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
Dress ranges from workout suits to preppy shorts and polos to skirts for the prim. From Wordnik.com. [It's Never Too Late to Become a Mall Rat] Reference
Contemporary art has long outgrown the prim, white livery of the traditional gallery. From Wordnik.com. [Liza Weisberg: Time for Recess in Soho] Reference
Vainly she'd fretted over what to wear this morning, not wanting to look too prim or too casual. From Wordnik.com. [Girl] Reference
The 1950s 'condition as a Postwar decade helps explain the something prim and spar-tan about it. From Wordnik.com. [The '50S] Reference
The Caretaker moves her to a dingy waiting room where a prim receptionist garrisons a wooden desk. From Wordnik.com. [The Scenes Speak for Themslves] Reference
A moment later, Mademoiselle de Corandeuil appeared, and with a prim air seated herself beside the bed. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
They sat up very straight and prim, in a very square wagon, behind a square-trotting horse, driven by "right lines" in. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
Corroborative nods and murmurs approved the suggestion, and Mrs. Warren acknowledged the compliment by a prim little bow. From Wordnik.com. [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference
It reminds one of a prim little village built around a square, in the center of which is a high flagstaff and a big cannon. From Wordnik.com. [Army Letters from an Officer's Wife, 1871-1888] Reference
Author Yu Jie said his new book aims to show the vast difference between the prim premier's image and his hard-line policies. From Wordnik.com. [Chinese Author May Risk Jail For Book Critical Of Premier] Reference
A mysterious religious fervour has taken over the area's young folks, turning them prim, proper and defiantly straight-edged. From Wordnik.com. [The weekend's TV highlights] Reference
What amuses me about this song is the distance between the freaky music, the anti-establishment lyrics and the prim tones of the vocalist. From Wordnik.com. [Readers recommend: hunting songs] Reference
"Burden of Proof" hinges on the reader's willingness to believe that a prim, middle-aged suicide victim contracted herpes before her death. From Wordnik.com. [The Man With Two Brains] Reference
They mince and prim. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
We have 15,000 prims to make the world come alive (a prim is the fundamental building unit in Second Life). From Wordnik.com. ["Deep in your veins, I will not lie."] Reference
Lets be honest, the average 30 something girl is not some kind of prim Victorian miss. From Wordnik.com. [motions] Reference
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