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[ proo-dish ] / ˈpru dɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prudish ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveexcessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc. characteristic of a prude. Origin of prudishFirst recorded in 1710–20; prude + -ish1 SYNONYMS FOR prudishSEE SYNONYMS FOR prudish ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for prudish1. See modest. OTHER WORDS FROM prudishprud·ish·ly, adverbprud·ish·ness, nounWords nearby prudishprudential, Prudentius, prudery, Prudhoe Bay, Prud'hon, prudish, pruinose, prune, prune-belly syndrome, prunella, prunelle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prudishWho knew a country notorious for selling used underwear in vending machines could be so prudish? Japan’s Hypocritical Vagiphobia|Lizzie Crocker|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Deep they needed to be, because the Nazis could take offense quicker than a prudish Victorian spinster. Did Hollywood Collaborate With Hitler? A New Book Makes Bold Claims.|Christopher Bray|September 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST She was the perfect African-American woman for prudish America to cling to—very pretty, fresh-faced, and immensely talented. Whitney Houston: Anatomy of a Lesbian Rumor|Tricia Romano|February 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST Conservative women who dare to run for office are simultaneously attacked as sleazy and prudish. Stop Calling Them Sluts|Mark McKinnon|November 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It set him thinking that it might be a prudish strain in the young man's mind, due to the System in difficulties. The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete|George Meredith I was rather sorry he was so prudish, for it would have been a great treat for the maids, and something quite new. Up the Country|Emily Eden The prudish people think more about vulgarity than the vulgar themselves. Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock Doa Beatriz of Moya is neither cold-hearted nor prudish, but all that is the reverse. Mercedes of Castile|J. Fenimore Cooper It is an absurd thing, after all, to be prudish and to thrust away the dish that is offered you. His Excellency the Minister|Jules Claretie
Words related to prudishpuritanical, prissy, fastidious, squeamish, uptight, narrow-minded, affected, artificial, austere, bigoted, conventional, demure, finicky, genteel, illiberal, mincing, narrow, precise, pretentious, priggish |