Synonyms for prudish
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : proo-dish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpru dɪʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for prudish Other synonyms for the word prudish
Définition of prudish
Origin :- 1717, from prude (adj.) + -ish. Related: Prudishly; prudishness.
- adj shy and strict in behavior
- Pat Valdo is dressed as a prudish old lady with an enormous bustle.
- Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
- Some people thought her old fashioned, strait-laced, prudish.
- Extract from : « The Mask » by Arthur Hornblow
- His strength and his youth called to hers, expecting no prudish response.
- Extract from : « The Longest Journey » by E. M. Forster
- It is bashful, for nature is ever so; but it is not prudish, for only corruption is prudish.
- Extract from : « The Life of Friedrich Schiller » by Thomas Carlyle
- I'm in earnest; I don't want any prudish weights on this conversation.
- Extract from : « Sunlight Patch » by Credo Fitch Harris
- Only dont be too much shocked by my frankness; dont be prudish.
- Extract from : « The Rescue » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
- There was nothing masculine about her, nothing emancipated, nor was she in the least prudish.
- Extract from : « The Confession of a Fool » by August Strindberg
- She is too sentimental, too prudish with her vow and its sophistical evasion.
- Extract from : « Egoists » by James Huneker
- She fell under the tyranny of the risqu, which is as fell as the tyranny of the prudish.
- Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes
- They were essentials of propriety then—natural, and never viewed as prudish.
- Extract from : « Chantry House » by Charlotte M. Yonge
Antonyms for prudish
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