prudish
11prudish — adjective it s unusual to find someone so young and yet so prudish Syn: puritanical, priggish, prim, prim and proper, moralistic, pietistic, sententious, censorious, straitlaced, Victorian, old maidish, governessy, fussy, stuffy, strict; informal …
12prudish — prude ► NOUN ▪ a person who is easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity. DERIVATIVES prudish adjective prudery noun. ORIGIN from French prudefemme good woman and true …
13prudish — adjective Date: 1717 marked by prudery ; priggish • prudishly adverb • prudishness noun …
14prudish — prudishly, adv. prudishness, n. /prooh dish/, adj. 1. excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc. 2. characteristic of a prude. [1710 20; PRUDE + ISH1] Syn. 1. reserved, coy. See modest. * * * …
15prudish — adjective of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters See Also: prudery, prudishness …
16prudish — Synonyms and related words: Quakerish, Victorian, austere, censorious, choicy, choosy, conscientious, critical, decorous, demure, discriminating, discriminative, exacting, fastidious, formal, fussy, genteel, hidebound, meticulous, mid Victorian,… …
17prudish — prud|ish [ prudıʃ ] adjective very easily shocked or embarrassed by anything relating to sex. This word shows that you think people who behave in this way are silly. ╾ prud|ish|ly adverb ╾ prud|ish|ness noun uncount …
18prudish — prud·ish || pruËdɪʃ adj. excessively modest or humble; overly cautious, overly careful; behaving in an excessively proper or formal manner …
19prudish — adjective easily offended or shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity. Derivatives prudishly adverb prudishness noun …
20prudish — a. Coy, demure, reserved, over modest, affectedly modest or nice, very formal, precise …
