In a prissy manner; in a manner that is excessively prim or proper.

(organic chemistry) The antibacterial agent 2S,3R)-3-[[(1S)-1-carboxy-2-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)ethyl]amino]-2-[[(2S)-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)-2-(methylamino)propanoyl]amino]butanoic acid

The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting; extirpation; utter destruction. / The state of being plucked up by the roots.

plural of patrol ship