Sentence:  Earl Grey is an elegant man in his person; and his usual dress is tight and trim, bordering upon <WSD>priggism</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a prig; exaggerated propriety, fussiness about trivialities.<ref>Alan and Theresa von Altendorf, "[https://openlibrary.org/ia/ismscompendiumof00vona Isms]", Memphis, Tennessee: Mustang Publishing, 1991, p.(nbsp)243.</ref>