Как по Английски будет 拘谨的

adjective

Self-righteously moralistic and superior.

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A priggish little pedant

adjective

Feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper; stiffly correct.

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A very prim and proper lady

verb

Purse (the mouth or lips) into a prim expression.

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Laurie primmed up his mouth

adjective

Feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper; stiffly correct.

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A very prim and proper lady

verb

Purse (the mouth or lips) into a prim expression.

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Laurie primmed up his mouth

Comparative of prim disapproving

adjective

Feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper; stiffly correct.

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A very prim and proper lady

verb

Purse (the mouth or lips) into a prim expression.

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Laurie primmed up his mouth

Superlative of prim disapproving

adjective

Characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate.

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His restrained, gentlemanly voice

verb

Prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.

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The need to restrain public expenditure

adjective

Binding; drying; constricting; specifically tending to halt or prevent the flow of body fluids, especially blood or diarrhoea. compare "astringent".

adjective

Having old-fashioned and unchanging morals, especially relating to sexual matters

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The joke shocked her strait-laced parents.