Entry 4 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913 Prim /prĭm/ · IPA /pɹɪm/ n. a. v. t. v. i. 01 n. The privet. 1. The privet.(Bot) 02 a. Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person. 1. Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim regularity; a prim person. 03 v. t. To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink. imp. & p. p. Primmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Primming 1. To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected preciseness; to prink. 04 v. i. To dress or act smartly. 1. To dress or act smartly.[R.]