prudish
prudish · more prudish · most prudish
соромливий
стыдливый, жеманный
prüde
Of excessive proprietyOf excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.
/ˈpɹuːdɪʃ/
» Tom is prudish.
Meaning
1 sensesOf excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.
Near-synonyms: prim, priggish, prissy; straight-laced; puritanical
prüde
жема́нныйžemánnyj, стыдли́выйstydlívyj
More definitions
- exaggeratedly proper
Examples
4 sentencesTom is prudish.
She is prudish.
We are prudish.
"You're sexist." " And I think you're prudish."
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
exaggeratedly proper:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
exaggeratedly proper:
Forms
more prudish, most prudish| Comparative | more prudish Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most prudish Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
11 synonymsClose in meaning
- exaggeratedly proper:priggishprimprissypuritanicalsquare-toedstraitlacedstrait-lacedstraightlaced
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form