Fay and Priggish

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Fay adjective - Given to good-natured joking or teasing.

Usage example: with her slight build and perky manner, the actress was usually cast as the fay young woman who charms all the men in town

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Priggish is an antonym for fay.

Nearby Word: faye

Priggish adjective - Exaggeratedly proper.

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Fay is an antonym for priggish.

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Priggish and Fay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fay/priggish

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