'Prudish' definitions:

Definition of 'prudish'

From: WordNet
adjective
Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [syn: priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian]

Definition of 'Prudish'

From: GCIDE
  • Prudish \Prud"ish\, a. Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners. [1913 Webster]
  • A formal lecture, spoke with prudish face. --Garrick. [1913 Webster]

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