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Webster 1913 Edition

Prudish

Prud′ish

,

Adj.

Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue;

as, a

prudish

woman;

prudish

manners.

A formal lecture, spoke with

prudish

face.

Garrick.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prudish

PRU'DISH

,

Adj.

[from prude.] Affectedly grave; very formal, precise or reserved; as a prudish woman; prudish manners.

A formal lecture, spoke with prudish face.

Definition 2024

prudish

prudish

English

Adjective

prudish ‎(comparative more prudish, superlative most prudish)

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

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Translations

exaggeratedly proper

Danish: sippet, snerpet
Dutch: preuts (nl)
Esperanto: pruda
French: prude (fr), pudibond (fr)
German: prüde (de)
Hungarian: prűd (hu)

Italian: pudico (it)
Norwegian: prippen (no), snerpete, fisefin
Portuguese: pudico (pt)
Russian: жема́нный (ru) ‎(žemánnyj), стыдли́вый (ru) ‎(stydlívyj)
Spanish: pudibundo (es), santurrón, mojigato, cartuchón
Swedish: pryd (sv)
Turkish: bağnaz (tr), mutaassıp (tr), yobaz (tr), iffet taslayan, iffetçi

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