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Vinony

prudish

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈpɹuːdɪʃ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English prude Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English prudish From prude + -ish.

  1. Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.

    “Near-synonyms: prim, priggish, prissy; straight-laced; puritanical”

    “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.”