The crisp edge of control in Makin's tone made him sound almost prissy.

She made a clucking noise that sounded prissy even to her.

I knew I was sounding prissy and ridiculous but I couldn't help it.

It may sound prissy, but some of those drinks were nasty and made you really wish for a cold Coke instead.

Indeed, in imposing the punishment, Thorn managed to sound positively prissy.

"I fail to find the amusement in this," she retorted, sounding annoyingly prissy even to her own ears.

I feel I should apologize because it sounds so prissy and so ungrateful.

"You must be kind to your little guests," Clare had said, sounding impossibly prissy.

It came out sounding prissy and a little lame.

She tried to sound cool and precise, but had a feeling she merely sounded prissy.