adjective
- comparative form of prim; more formal, proper, or restrained in manner or appearance
Examples
- She looked even primmer than usual in her starched white blouse.
- The new teacher was primmer and more strict than the previous one.
- His primmer attitude made the other students uncomfortable.
- The Victorian era produced primmer social customs than today.
- She became primmer as she grew older and more conservative.
- The primmer of the two sisters always corrected everyone’s grammar.