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Dictionary: prud·ish   (prū'dĭsh) pronunciation
adj.
Marked by or exhibiting the characteristics of a prude; priggish.

prudishly prud'ish·ly adv.
prudishness prud'ish·ness n.

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adjective

    Marked by excessive concern for propriety and good form: bluenosed, genteel, old-maidish, precise, priggish, prim, prissy, proper, puritanical, strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian. Idioms: prim and proper. See plain/fancy.

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Definition: shy and strict in behavior
Antonyms: bold, brave, extroverted, liberal, outgoing, permissive


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: exaggeratedly proper
  Synonyms: priggish, prim, prissy, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, straightlaced, tight-laced, victorian


 
 
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