prissiest
Most overly fastidious
Prissiest is the superlative of prissy—the most fussy, prim, or easily offended of a group.
Someone called the prissiest is being mocked for excessive propriety or delicacy: She was the prissiest kid in class, always tattling about bad words.
Excessively particular
- persnicketyExcessively concerned with details
- pickyExcessively selective or particular
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
- choosyOverly particular about preferences
particular · squeamish · dainty · delicate · overparticular · pernickety · nitpicky · exacting
Excessively concerned with propriety
- strait-lacedExcessively proper and strict
- properSocially appropriate
- puritanicalExcessively strict about morals
- stuffyLacking fresh air
stiff · formal · uptight · demure · old-maidish · Victorian · schoolmarmish · goody-goody
Condescending toward perceived inferiors
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- snootyAffectedly superior in manner
uppity · highfalutin · stuck-up · hoity-toity · affected · conceited · smug · elitist
Artificially formal in style
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
artificial · put-on · precious · overrefined · effete · dandyish · foppish · mincing
fussy
Excessively particular
- persnicketyExcessively concerned with details
- pickyExcessively selective or particular
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
choosy · particular · squeamish · dainty · delicate · overparticular · pernickety · nitpicky · exacting · demanding
prudish
Excessively concerned with propriety
- strait-lacedExcessively proper and strict
- properSocially appropriate
- puritanicalExcessively strict about morals
stuffy · stiff · formal · uptight · demure · old-maidish · Victorian · schoolmarmish · goody-goody · overmodest
snobbish
Condescending toward perceived inferiors
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
snooty · uppity · highfalutin · stuck-up · hoity-toity · affected · conceited · smug · elitist · arrogant
mannered
Artificially formal in style
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- showyExcessively eye-catching
flamboyant · artificial · put-on · precious · overrefined · effete · dandyish · foppish · mincing · simpering