prude
a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
Origin of prude
1Other words from prude
- prudelike, adjective
Words Nearby prude
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How to use prude in a sentence
As police struggled to get prude under control, an officer forced him to the ground and kept him face down in a manner similar to the way Floyd was restrained.
The Verdict on Derek Chauvin: A New Ending to a Familiar Tale | Milton Coleman | April 26, 2021 | TruthBeTold.newsI am not a prude, and I understand there are times when a young woman wants to look alluring.
Miss Manners: Parent’s self-insult sticks in kid’s craw | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | March 26, 2021 | Washington PostI’m no prude, but I happened to say, since we plan on having kids someday, that I didn’t think unsupervised visits with “Grandma” were that good of an idea.
We are left with stalwart genres (action, rom com) and classic roles (prude, seductress, jock, backstory-less best friend).
Mapplethorpe is infamous for his raw depictions of sexuality, but Rodin was no prude.
Casual sex had never interested me before; I had always been a bit of a prude.
Sugar Daddy Dating Sites: Helen Croydon on Her Guilty Fantasy | Helen Croydon | May 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile as modern as mommy wars, she was also an old-fashioned prude.
Why Do Women Love Bad Men? A New Life of Margaret Fuller | Susan Cheever | March 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“Bay isn't a prude, but she isn't going to have sex with anyone just to get it over with,” Weiss said.
Television’s 20-Something Female Virgins: ‘Girls,’ ‘Grey’s,’ and ‘Underemployed’ | Whitney Friedlander | November 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST"For Heaven's sake, don't be a prude, Moya," Joyce snapped irritably.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod RaineAs the termagant swore she could prove her words, Charles at once returned to the prude's apartments.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. TrowbridgeThe repulse he received from the artless child, suddenly turned prude, was so severe as to compromise him with the King.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. TrowbridgeMy moustaches will stay where they are; if your wife is a prude and the sight of me frightens her, never fear!
Brother Jacques (Novels of Paul de Kock, Volume XVII) | Charles Paul de KockOn lower margin in a later hand: prude and nid and lecherie Grede and idelhed coueitise and glotunie beod seouen ded Sundes.
British Dictionary definitions for prude
/ (pruːd) /
a person who affects or shows an excessively modest, prim, or proper attitude, esp regarding sex
Origin of prude
1Derived forms of prude
- prudish, adjective
- prudishly, adverb
- prudishness or prudery, noun
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