Meaning

1 senses

  1. Prudish.

Examples

20 sentences

  1. Tom is a prude.

    Том — ханжа. — deniko

    ruТом - ханжа. — odexed

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  2. Tom, you're a prude.

    Томе, ти ханжа. — deniko

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  3. Tom is a prude, isn't he?

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  4. I know Tom is a prude.

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  5. I know that Tom is a prude.

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Origin

From French prude, from Old French prude, prode, feminine of prou, prod, prud (“good, exce

From French prude, from Old French prude, prode, feminine of prou, prod, prud (“good, excellent, brave”), from Latin prōde. Related to proud but unrelated to prudent.

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Forms

more prude, most prude
Comparativemore prude Lesson
Superlativemost prude Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
proximityB2proxyprudenceprudentprudentlyprudish

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