prudish

English

Etymology

From prude +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɹuːdɪʃ/
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Adjective

prudish (comparative more prudish, superlative most prudish)

  1. Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.
    Near-synonyms: prim, priggish, prissy; straight-laced; puritanical
    • 2017 April 3, Dr A W Niloc, “Resistance Songs for Day 75 - Sex Appeal”, in Daily Kos‎[1]:
      Young people who are close to writing off the Democratic Party as a dinosaur, as a gerontocracy of prudish abuelos who gave birth by immaculate conception, may be in for a pleasant surprise.

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