prudish Definition
prud·ish (pro̵̅o̅′dis̸h)
adjective
like or characteristic of a prude; too modest or proper
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prudish Synonyms
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prudish Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- attitude: And of course the biggest " pull " was the Western prudish attitudes toward bodily matters, which of course applied to the foreigners.
- Victorian: He was able to achieve significant favor among the prudish middle-class Victorians for strongly opposing the use of nude models in his artistic work.
- value: However Spencer was a product of his time and was influenced by the prudish Victorian values of the society he lived in.
Modifying Another Word
- very: American viewers, overall - with Red Dwarf being a possible exception - are very prudish.
- so: Who'd have thought Ron would be so prudish?
- rather: There was a lot of support for that Clause, especally among the rather prudish middle-classes.
Used with adjective complement
become: Magazines, little by little, showed pictures of naked men, the movies became less prudish.
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