priggery

American  

[prig-uh-ree] / ˈprɪg ə ri /

noun

plural

priggeries

1. the conduct or character of a prig.

2. an act or remark characteristic of a prig.

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Etymology

Origin of priggery

First recorded in 1735–45; prig ¹ + -ery

Example Sentences

In practice, this lofted him into the highest ranks of priggery and fuss.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 1, 2015

Of course, we should be broadminded; and priggery ought to have no place in our attitude toward the stage.

From Time Magazine Archive

The face shows the same old clutter of confusions: arrogance, snobbery, priggery, pushiness, stinginess, grossness, rampant infantilism.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, as the preceding narrative will have shown, the greater our success, the greater became their irritation, when success was labelled "pacifism" and "priggery."

From The School and the World by Gollancz, Victor

The charge of "priggery" was added to the charge of "pacifism."

From The School and the World by Gollancz, Victor