prissy
adjective /ˈprɪsi/
/ˈprɪsi/
(informal, disapproving)- too careful to always behave correctly and appearing easily shocked by rude behaviour, etc.
synonym prudish谨小慎微的;大惊小怪的;拘泥谨慎的 - She was a prissy little girl.
她是个拘谨的小女孩。 - Children’s clothes that are attractive without being prissy.
不拘谨又有吸引力的童装。
词源late 19th cent.: perhaps a blend of prim and sissy. - She was a prissy little girl.