Prudish Definition

pro͝odĭsh
adjective
Like or characteristic of a prude; too modest or proper.
Webster's New World

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

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Prudish Sentence Examples

  • As a whole, society is permissively prudish.

  • Self-control does not necessarily imply prudish.

  • American viewers, overall - with Red Dwarf being a possible exception - are very prudish.

  • Who'd have thought Ron would be so prudish?

  • There was a lot of support for that Clause, especally among the rather prudish middle-classes.

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