The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PRIM , but the solution may also be PRIMANDPROPER which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Stiffly formal crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRIM | 57 % | 4 |
| STILTED | 24 % | 7 |
| STAID | 10 % | 5 |
| STARCHY | 5 % | 7 |
| PRIMANDPROPER | 5 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stiffly formal
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- prim
- stilted
- starchy
- staid
- informal
- pri
- prin
- rigidly
- aad
- bolt
- bristle
- ruff
Crossword Answer definitions
PRIM verb- To make affectedly precise or proper.
- To dress or act smartly.
- Prudish, straight-laced
- Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice
- (plants) privet
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PRIM
- Extremely proper
- Stiffly neat
- __ and proper
- Proper's partner
- Proper
- Prudish
- Strait-laced
- Proper mate
- Straitlaced
- Overly formal
More clues leading to the result STILTED
- Artificially formal
- Contrived
- Overly formal
- Stiffly formal
- Pompous
- Like awkwardly formal speech
- Stiffly dignified, as prose
- Wooden in manner
- Stiffly dignified
- Very constrained
More clues leading to the result STAID
- Resisting change
- Sober
- Straight-laced
- Subdued
- Sedate
- Hardly manic
- A bit starchy
- Strait-laced
- Prim and proper
- Hardly histrionic
More clues leading to the result STARCHY
- Stiff and formal
- High-carb, maybe
- Rigidly formal
- Like pasta
- Like rice and potatoes
- Like tapioca
- Carb-loaded
- Like legumes
- Like poi.
- Glutinous.