n. 1. The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a prig. Ed. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Roguery; thievery. [ Obs. ] Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. -- Prig"gish*ly, adv. -- Prig"gish-ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]