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Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

If Miss America is prim and studious, competing for university scholarships, think of Miss USA as the racier sister.

This bold diagonal, cut through the prim Quaker street grid, produced a great many awkwardly shaped blocks, including the pointy trapezoid between the Parkway and the Vine Street Expressway that houses Calder Gardens.

Early in her career, Swift had a reputation for being prim and proper.

"The album is not for any pearl clutchers," she told CBS News, with reference to prim, prudish or easily offended people.

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The prim romances, with handsome, caring and chivalrous heroes, are drawing a female audience turning away from what they see as hypersexual American entertainment.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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