prudish

adjective

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Related words

priggish(English)prim(English)square-toed(English)puritanical(English)straightlaced(English)tight-laced(English)straitlaced(English)proper(English)attitude(English)victorian(English)sex(English)sexual(English)

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Sources

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