priggishness

[US]/[ˈprɪdʒɪʃnəs]/
[UK]/[ˈprɪdʒɪʃnəs]/

Translation

n.the quality of being a prig; affected respectability; priggish behavior

Phrases & Collocations

displaying priggishness

avoiding priggishness

with priggishness

overcoming priggishness

sense of priggishness

exhibiting priggishness

free from priggishness

rejection of priggishness

marked by priggishness

influenced by priggishness

Example Sentences

his priggishness alienated most of his colleagues.

she displayed a certain priggishness in her opinions on art.

the boy's priggishness stemmed from his overprotective parents.

despite her success, she couldn't shake her inherent priggishness.

he criticized their casual attire with predictable priggishness.

her priggishness often led to unnecessary arguments.

the professor's priggishness made him unpopular with students.

a touch of priggishness can be amusing, but too much is tiresome.

he lectured them with a tone of priggishness and superiority.

she tried to hide her priggishness, but it kept showing through.

the novel satirized the priggishness of the upper class.

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