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prig
noun, adjective
an over conformist; smug or obnoxious adherence to standards of propriety
1891Oscar WildeThe Picture of Dorian GrayAs for the lives of one's neighbours, if one wishes to be a prig or a Puritan, one can flaunt one's moral views about them, but they are not one's concern.1982Jack B. SowardsStar Trek: The Wrath of KhanBONES: I only use it for medicinal purposes. I got aboard a ship that brings them in a case, every now and then, across the Neutral Zone. Now, don't be a prig...1992David GemmellIn the Realm of the Wolf'You don't change, do you? Still the same priggish, pompous priest.'

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