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Webster 1913 Edition


Prude

Prude

,
Noun.
[F., prudish, originally, discreet, modest; shortened from OF.
prudefeme
,
preudefeme
, a discreet or excellent woman; OF.
preu
,
prou
, excellent, brave +
de
of +
fete
woman. See
Prow
,
Adj.
,
Prowess
.]
A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech.
Less modest than the speech of
prudes
.
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition


Prude

PRUDE

,
Noun.
[Gr. prudence.] A woman of great reserve, coyness, affected stiffness of manners and scrupulous nicety.
Less modest than the speech of prudes.

Definition 2024


prude

prude

See also: prüde

English

Noun

prude (plural prudes)

  1. A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
    • 1991, Robert M. Pirsig, Lila:
      If you didn't go for Lila you're some kind of prissy old prude. If you did go for her you were some kind of dirty old man.

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  • prude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • prude in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Adjective

prude (comparative more prude, superlative most prude)

  1. Prudish.

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Italian

Verb

prude

  1. third-person singular present indicative of prudere

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Old French

Adjective

prude

  1. feminine singular of pruz