priggish

/pɹˈɪɡɪʃ/

[adjective]

priggish

[ADJECTIVE]

excessively concerned with following rules, morals, and social norms

synonyms : prim

Examples

1. Auden described him as a priggish superman by the way.

2. Beneath a veneer of kindness, these people are the bearers of latent hostility, deadly competitiveness, self-absorbed hysteria or priggish moralism.

3. They've been humiliated by the Son of God and the other priggish loyalist angels so they are pained, utterly humiliated.