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  • adjective comparative form of prim: more prim

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Examples

  • King was not nearly so restrained, and the primmer the crowd, the greater his urge to test the limits of propriety.

    The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008

  • HANSEN: Start with a small tourist guide, a primmer, about the Sistine Chapel itself.

    Composing for the Pope: A Church Music Primer 2008

  • King was not nearly so restrained, and the primmer the crowd, the greater his urge to test the limits of propriety.

    The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008

  • Since I am from the time that is only taught about in history classes today, (to my own amazement I was 18 in 1968), I would like to give the younger voters, who may not have heard this story first hand from a parent or older mentor, a primmer on how the people dealt with the last right wing takeover of America.

    Paul Peete: This Election, It's "D��j�� Vu All Over Again" 2008

  • Produced by Clint Eastwood, this film is one of the best of Jazz documentaries available -- rare footage, interviews, a great primmer for those interested in one of the most enigmatic, popular musicians of the last century.

    Thelonius Monk: Straight, No Chaser [full film] William Harryman 2007

  • CLANCY: He's his primmer on useful tips on all things camel.

    CNN Transcript Mar 13, 2006 2006

  • And we have two primmer and folds, those are the babies that were born from this awful primmer and estrogen stuff.

    CNN Transcript Jul 1, 2005 2005

  • Explained Ann Roth, who designed the girdle-dependent costumes for Ripley: "If one is sitting on a subway, you would have to say it's a primmer look because the knees are pretty much together," she said.

    The Girdle's Back, and Gwyneth's Got It! 2000

  • Adam's fall in which we sinned all as his primmer has it.

    John Adams diary 1, 18 November 1755 - 29 August 1756 1961

  • She was sewing as for dear life, and her face was primmer and colder than ever.

    Chronicles of Avonlea Lucy Maud 1912

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