prudish
21prudish — adjective too easily shocked by things connected with sex prudishly adverb prudishness noun (U) …
22prudish — adj coy, demure, reserved, modest, over modest; squeamish, queasy; priggish, old maidish, Inf., Derog. nunny. See also priggish(def. 1) …
23prudish — prud·ish …
24prudish — UK [ˈpruːdɪʃ] / US [ˈprudɪʃ] adjective showing disapproval very easily shocked or embarrassed by anything relating to sex. This word shows that you think people who behave in this way are silly. Derived words: prudishly adverb prudishness noun… …
25prudish — prud•ish [[t]ˈpru dɪʃ[/t]] adj. of or characteristic of a prude; excessively proper or modest • Etymology: 1710–20 prud′ish•ly, adv. prud′ish•ness, n. syn: See modest …
26prudish — /ˈprudɪʃ/ (say proohdish) adjective 1. extremely modest or proper. 2. characteristic of a prude. –prudishly, adverb –prudishness, noun …
27prudish — adjective exaggeratedly proper my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn t approve of my miniskirts • Syn: ↑priggish, ↑prim, ↑prissy, ↑puritanical, ↑square toed, ↑straitlaced, ↑strait laced, ↑ …
28prudish, private eye — Private detective …
29stuffy — Prudish. Prim. Dull. Conventional. Boring. Stand offish …
30prim — adj Prim, priggish, prissy, prudish, puritanical, straitlaced, stuffy mean excessively concerned with what one regards as proper or right. Prim and priggish (see also COMPLACENT) both imply an excessive and conscious fastidiousness in manners and …
