prissy

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Korman specialized in prissy, vain, imperious authority figures (for whom that sneer came in handy, as did his excellent slow burn), but he had plenty of other colors in his palette as well.

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  • “I am rather tired.” She was always so damned prissy, Mary thought resentfully. —  Prince of the Night
  • Just not on the side of law and order Don't get too prissy, lady. —  Sharon Sala - Ryder's Wife
  • Mackenzie Carr was the most prissy, uptight woman he had ever known — and he'd known a lot of women in his thirty-eight years. —  Beyond the Red Doors
  • But wait I hear there're prissy, wine all that Is Bel-Air the type of place they send this cool cat? —  [Help] Most Recent Posts
  • Korman specialized in prissy, vain, imperious authority figures (for whom that sneer came in handy, as did his excellent slow burn), but he had plenty of other colors in his palette as well. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
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  1. Perhaps blend of pri(m)1 and (si)ssy.
 

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