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The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness.

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  1. n. The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness.
  2. n. excessive or affected modesty
  3. n. exaggerated and arrogant properness
  4. The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness.
  5. The quality or state of being prim; affected formality orniceness; preciseness; stiffness.
  6. n:100 n. excessive or affected modesty