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prudish
Word family
prud·ish /ˈpruːdɪʃ/ adjectiveadj
OFFENDvery easily shocked by things relating to sex – used to show disapproval 〔在性方面〕大惊小怪的〔含贬义〕 → prudery
—prudishly adverbadv
—prudishness noun [uncountableU]
Examples from the Corpus
prudish• They are also peculiarly prudish and voyeuristic.• We Brits are terribly prudish and you may be, as I was, a little uneasy at first.• I think that is a prudish approach.• It wasn't that they were prudish, I could tell they'd heard it before.• These strict and prudish ideals were those of the austere Hejaz merchants.• Take the case of the prudish Mr Parkinson, who attended the butterfly ballet.• Purists were quick to counter-attack accusations that the legislation threatened individual liberty and encouraged prudish self-satisfaction.
prud·ish adjectiveadj
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Syllable
Corpus
See also: prude
prudish adj.
⇨ prim
prudish
Words used to describe someone who is easily upset: sensitive, moody, prim...
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