prudish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpɹuːdɪʃ/
Etymology
Etymology tree English prude Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English prudish From prude + -ish.
Meanings
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Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.
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.
2017 April 3, Dr A W Niloc, “Resistance Songs for Day 75 - Sex Appeal”, in Daily Kos:Near-synonyms: prim, priggish, prissy; straight-laced; puritanical
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more prudish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most prudish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
prudishly · prudishness · unprudish
Relateds
Synonyms
prim · prissy · straight-laced · priggish · puritanical
Translations (43)
fi tekosiveä (exaggeratedly proper) · no prippen (exaggeratedly proper) · no fisefin (exaggeratedly proper) · cmn 过分拘谨的 (exaggeratedly proper) · pt pudico (exaggeratedly proper) · fi kainosteleva (exaggeratedly proper) · tr namus kumkuması (exaggeratedly proper) · cs prudérní (exaggeratedly proper) · sv pryd (exaggeratedly proper) · bg превзет (exaggeratedly proper) · es cartuchón (exaggeratedly proper) · da snerpet (exaggeratedly proper) · es pacato (exaggeratedly proper) · pl pruderyjny (exaggeratedly proper) · grc βαυκός (exaggeratedly proper) · es pudibundo (exaggeratedly proper) · cs upjatý (exaggeratedly proper) · da sippet (exaggeratedly proper) · ru стыдли́вый (exaggeratedly proper) · tr iffetfüruş (exaggeratedly proper) · fr prude (exaggeratedly proper) · cs škrobený (exaggeratedly proper) · de prüde (exaggeratedly proper) · es pudoroso (exaggeratedly proper) · it pudico (exaggeratedly proper) · es santurrón (exaggeratedly proper) · hu prűd (exaggeratedly proper) · es timorato (exaggeratedly proper) · gl suiño (exaggeratedly proper) · no snerpete (exaggeratedly proper) · fr pudibond (exaggeratedly proper) · nl preuts (exaggeratedly proper) · ro pudibond (exaggeratedly proper) · el σεμνότυφος (exaggeratedly proper) · eo pruda (exaggeratedly proper) · gl encobado (exaggeratedly proper) · es gazmoño (exaggeratedly proper) · fi sievistelevä (exaggeratedly proper) · ru жема́нный (exaggeratedly proper) · bg фалшиво скромен (exaggeratedly proper) · es gazmoñero (exaggeratedly proper) · es mojigato (exaggeratedly proper) · tr namus düşkünü (exaggeratedly proper)