prudish
[ proo-dish ]
/ ˈpru dɪʃ /
adjective
excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
characteristic of a prude.
RELATED WORDS
puritanical, prissy, fastidious, squeamish, uptight, narrow-minded, Victorian, affected, artificial, austere, bigoted, conventional, demure, finicky, genteel, illiberal, mincing, narrow, precise, pretentious
Nearby words
- prudentially,
- prudentius,
- prudently,
- prudery,
- prudhoe bay,
- prudishly,
- pruinose,
- prune,
- prune-belly syndrome,
- prunella
Origin of prudish
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