prude

P0625700 (pro͞od)n. A person who is excessively concerned with propriety or modesty, especially in sexual matters.

[French, back-formation (influenced by prudent, prudent) from prud'homme, preudhomme, man of merit, virtuous man (from Old French prozdome, preud'ome : proz, preu, valiant, virtuous from Vulgar Latin *prōdis, from Latin prōde, advantageous; see proud + de, of + home, man) or obsolete French preudefemme, woman of merit, virtuous woman (from Old French prodefemme, formed from femme, woman, on the model of prozdome, preud'ome, man of merit).]

prude

(pruːd) na person who affects or shows an excessively modest, prim, or proper attitude, esp regarding sex[C18: from French, from prudefemme, from Old French prode femme respectable woman; see proud] ˈprudish adj ˈprudishly adv ˈprudishness, ˈprudery n

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n. a person who is excessively proper or modest and is or affects to be easily shocked, esp. in matters involving sex. [1695–1705; < French prude a prude (n.), prudish (adj.), short for prudefemme, Old French prodefeme worthy or respectable woman. See proud, femme]

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prude - a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorumpuritandisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable

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noun prig, puritan, goody-goody (informal), old maid (informal), stuffed shirt (informal), schoolmarm (Brit. informal), Holy Joe (informal), Holy Willie (informal) I'm no prude but I've never heard such filth.

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nounA person who is too much concerned with being proper, modest, or righteous:bluenose, Mrs. Grundy, puritan, Victorian.Informal: old maid.

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noun a person who is too much concerned with being proper, modest, or righteous

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noun a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

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