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Definitions for: Prudish
[adj] exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: priggish, prim, prissy, proper, puritanical, square-toed, straightlaced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian
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