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Prim

/prˈɪm/
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(adj) Of a person, their manner or appearance: Formal and precise; stiffly decorous.

That president's secretary is always prim.
She was a rather prim and proper young lady.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She sat with a ____ and proper posture, her hands folded neatly in her lap throughout the meeting.

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