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prudish |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prudish \Prud"ish\, a. Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as a prudish woman; prudish manners. A formal lecture, spoke with prudish face. --Garrick. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prudish adj : exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: {priggish}, {prim}, {prissy}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {straightlaced}, {tight-laced}, {victorian}]
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