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prudish

/'pr/u/d/I//S/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a <i>prudish</i> woman; <i>prudish</i> manners.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. exaggeratedly proper

    adj.all

    Synonyms priggish prim prissy puritanical square-toed straight-laced straightlaced strait-laced straitlaced tight-laced victorian

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

prudentialityprudentiallyprudentlypruderyprudhoe bayprudhommeprudishlyprudishnesspruinatepruinosepruinousprumnopitys

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