primly
🇺🇸
/ˈprɪmli/
🇬🇧
/ˈprɪmli/
adverb
R
In a way that shows you are proper and easily offended by anything rude or improper.
‘You're not supposed to say that,’ she said primly, adjusting her glasses.
R
In a way that is neat, tidy, and proper.
She primly folded her hands on her lap, sitting up straight.
translation
In a way that shows you are proper and easily offended by anything rude or improper.; In a way that is neat, tidy, and proper.