primped
Got excessively ready
Primped is the past tense of primp, meaning to groom oneself with careful, often fussy attention to appearance: She primped in front of the mirror for an hour before the party.
The word suggests vanity or excessive concern with looking good, though it can be affectionate: He primped his hair one last time before walking in.
Groomed oneself carefully
- groomedMade neat and tidy
- styledGiven a particular look
- coiffedHaving styled hair
- fussedWorried over trifles
spruced · polished · tidied · freshened · beautified · powdered · rouged · manicured
Grooming with vanity
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- self-admiringFond of oneself
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
self-absorbed · egotistical · posturing · peacocking · showing-off · ostentatious · self-regarding · smug
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- glamorousAlluringly stylish and exciting
- stylishFashionably elegant
- chicTasteful, current flair
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
refined · dapper · sleek · immaculate · flawless · polished · well-groomed · put-together
Excessively attentive to detail
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- fussyExcessively particular
- particularSpecific or fussy
persnickety · nitpicky · exacting · perfectionist · detail-oriented · precise · painstaking · scrupulous
preened
Groomed oneself carefully
fussed · spruced · polished · tidied · freshened · beautified · powdered · rouged · manicured · perfumed
preening
Grooming with vanity
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- self-admiringFond of oneself
conceited · self-absorbed · egotistical · posturing · peacocking · showing-off · ostentatious · self-regarding · smug · affected
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
sophisticated · refined · dapper · sleek · immaculate · flawless · polished · well-groomed · put-together · presentable
fastidious
Excessively attentive to detail
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- fussyExcessively particular
particular · persnickety · nitpicky · exacting · perfectionist · detail-oriented · precise · painstaking · scrupulous · punctilious
- groomingbrushing teeth, clean shave, bathe, groomed, haircut
- dressed updressed up, dolled up, decked out, spruced up, gussied up
- elegantchic, stylish, refined, tasteful, elegant
primpedneglected
Not given proper attention
ignored · let oneself go · disregarded · rolled out of bed · left alone
primpeddisheveled
Untidy in appearance
unkempt · slovenly · messy · rumpled · bedraggled