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first-rate, first-class, choice, select, superior, pre-eminent,
leading, ranking, predominant, unparalleled, matchless,
peerless, noteworthy, outstanding, admirable, worthy,
exceptional, excellent, extraordinary, exceptional: She is a
prime example of the results of a modern education. Arthur is
certainly a prime candidate for the position. 3 original,
fundamental, basic, elemental, elementary: The prime cause of
scurvy is lack of fresh fruit and vegetables.
--n. 4 youth, springtime; best years, heyday, pinnacle, acme,
peak, zenith: Some people reach the prime of life at 60.
--v. 5 (make or get) ready, prepare, educate, teach, instruct,
coach, train, tutor, drill: Has Sonia been fully primed to take
over the chairmanship when Sir William steps down? 6 inform,
advise, notify, apprise, brief: Having read your book, I am
fully primed on American history.
primitive adj. 1 first, original, aboriginal, earliest, primordial,
primal, primeval or Brit also primaeval, pristine, prehistoric;
antediluvian, Noachian or Noachic, old, ancient: In its most
primitive state, life probably originated from some random
strings of molecules. The most primitive farming tools date from
some 10,000 years ago. 2 crude, rude, unrefined, raw, barbaric,
uncultured, barbarian, coarse, rough, uncivilized, savage,
uncultivated, unsophisticated, uncouth: I cannot tolerate
Nigel's primitive table manners. 3 simple, basic, simplistic,
na‹ve, childlike, unsophisticated, uncultivated, unrefined,
unpolished, rough, untutored, untaught, untrained, unschooled,
undeveloped: Gary collects paintings of the primitive school
and has one by Grandma Moses.
primp v. preen, prink, prettify, titivate or tittivate, plume, dress
up, groom, Colloq doll up, get (all) dolled up, spruce up, put
on one's best bib and tucker, Chiefly Brit tart up, get (all)
tarted up, Slang deck out, trick out or up, put on one's glad
rags, Brit fig out, US gussy up, get (all) gussied up, dude up:
She was primping before the mirror, awaiting the arrival of her
beau.
princely adj. 1 lavish, bountiful, generous, liberal, ample,
substantial, huge, enormous: They paid a princely sum for their
stately home in Surrey. 2 lavish, magnificent, splendid,