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prud·ish
(pro͞o′dĭsh)adj.
Marked by or exhibiting the characteristics of a prude; priggish.
prud′ish·ly adv.
prud′ish·ness n.
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prud•ish
(ˈpru dɪʃ)adj.
of or characteristic of a prude; excessively proper or modest.
[1710–20]
prud′ish•ly, adv.
prud′ish•ness, n.
syn: See modest.
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Adj. | 1. | prudish - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" priggish, prissy, square-toed, straightlaced, straight-laced, straitlaced, strait-laced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanical, prim proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" |
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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
liberal, open-minded, permissive, broad-minded
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prudish
adjectiveMarked by excessive concern for propriety and good form:
bluenosed, genteel, old-maidish, precise, priggish, prim, prissy, proper, puritanical, strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian.
Idiom: prim and proper.
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