Definition of "missish" []

• Prim and prudish (adjective)

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• "A girl of seventeen -- a girl with a "missish" name, with a "missish" face as well, soft skin, bright eyes, dark hair, medium height and a certain amount of coquetry in her attire."
• "But it seemed stiff and "missish" to refuse -- she must do now as his world did."
• ""missish" to refuse -- she must do now as his world did."