Usually means: Very neat, excessively decorous behavior.
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▸ adjective:  (idiomatic) prudish, straight-laced

Similar:
prim, primsy, prest, pristinate, primy, prudential, propre, primo, primevous, pristine, more...

Opposite:
unconventional, unorthodox, bohemian, quirky, nonconformist

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Similar:
prim, primsy, prest, pristinate, primy, prudential, propre, primo, primevous, pristine, more...

Opposite:
unconventional, unorthodox, bohemian, quirky, nonconformist



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