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prudish

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prud·ish  (prdsh)
adj.
Marked by or exhibiting the characteristics of a prude; priggish.
prudish·ly adv.
prudish·ness n.
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Adj.1.prudish - exaggeratedly properprudish - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
priggish, prissy, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanical, prim
proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
prudish
adjective prim, formal, proper, stuffy, puritanical, demure, squeamish, narrow-minded, starchy (informal), prissy (informal), strait-laced, Victorian, priggish, schoolmarmish (Brit. informal), old-maidish (informal), niminy-piminy, overmodest, overnice His novels are not for prudish readers.
liberal, open-minded, permissive, broad-minded
Translations
prudish [ˈpruːdɪʃ] ADJ → gazmoño, remilgado
prudish [ˈpruːdɪʃ] adj → prude, pudibond(e)
prudish
adj → prüde; clothes → sittsam, züchtig
prudish [ˈpruːdɪʃ] adj → puritano/a, che si scandalizza facilmente
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