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单词 Comstockery
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Comstockery

noun

Com·​stock·​ery ˈkäm-ˌstä-kə-rē How to pronounce Comstockery (audio)
 also  ˈkəm-
1
: strict censorship of materials considered obscene
2
: censorious opposition to alleged immorality (as in literature)

Word History

Etymology

Anthony Comstock + English -ery

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Comstockery

noun

as in old-maidishness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • old-maidishness
  • priggery
  • priggishness
  • puritanism
  • nice-nellyism
  • primness
  • prudery
  • prudishness
  • moralism
  • morality
  • virtue

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lechery
  • prurience
  • pruriency
  • libertarianism
  • libertinism
  • libertinage
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