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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.prudishprudish - 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 << OPPOSITE broad-minded
Translations
prudish [ˈpruːdɪʃ] adj → gazmoño
prudish [ˈpruːdɪʃ] adj → prude, pudibond(e)
prudish [ˈpruːdɪʃ] prude adj → prüde
prudish [ˈpruːdɪʃ] adj → puritano/a


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famished upon the sifted meal and distilled water of a prudish purveyance.
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