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1. (adj.) prudish
of or characteristic of a prude; excessively proper or modest.
Etymology: (1710–20)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian
exaggeratedly proper
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) prudish
like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners
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