Primed vs. Primmed — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Primed and Primmed
ADVERTISEMENT
Definitions
Primed
First or highest in rank or importance; main
Our prime consideration is for the children's safety. See Usage Note at perfect.
Primmed
Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous.
Primed
Highest in quality; excellent
Prime real estate.
Primmed
Strait-laced; prudish.
Primed
Being the most desired or suitable example of something
A prime candidate for the study.
ADVERTISEMENT
Primmed
Neat and trim
A prim hedgerow.
Primed
Of or relating to the USDA highest grade of beef, having abundant marbling and usually only sold at restaurants.
Primmed
To fix (the face or mouth) in a prim expression.
Primed
First or early in time, order, or sequence
The prime action of the drug.
Primmed
To make prim, as in dress or appearance.
ADVERTISEMENT
Primed
(Mathematics) Of, relating to, or being a prime number.
Primmed
To assume a prim expression.
Primed
The period of greatest physical and mental robustness
Athletes in the prime of their lives.
Primmed
Simple past tense and past participle of prim
Primed
The period of best performance or peak activity
This car is definitely past its prime.
Primed
To make ready; prepare
Guard dogs primed for attack.
Primed
To prepare (a gun or mine) for firing by inserting a charge of gunpowder or a primer.
Primed
To prepare for operation, as by pouring water into a pump or gasoline into a carburetor.
Primed
To prepare (a surface) for painting by covering with size, primer, or an undercoat.
Primed
To inform or instruct beforehand; coach.
Primed
To become prepared for future action or operation.
Primed
Simple past tense and past participle of prime
Primed
Prepared for use or action.
Primed
(usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed;
In no fit state to continue
Fit to drop
Laughing fit to burst
She was fit to scream
Primed for a fight
We are set to go at any time