prudish

prud·ish

P0626300 (pro͞o′dĭsh)adj. Marked by or exhibiting the characteristics of a prude; priggish.

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prud′ish·ly adv.prud′ish·ness n.

prud•ish

(ˈpru dɪʃ)

adj. of or characteristic of a prude; excessively proper or modest. [1710–20] prud′ish•ly, adv. prud′ish•ness, n. syn: See modest.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

prudish - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"priggish, prissy, square-toed, straightlaced, straight-laced, straitlaced, strait-laced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanical, primproper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

prudish

adjective prim, formal, proper, stuffy, puritanical, demure, squeamish, narrow-minded, starchy (informal), prissy (informal), strait-laced, Victorian, priggish, schoolmarmish (Brit. informal), old-maidish (informal), niminy-piminy, overmodest, overnice His novels are not for prudish readers.
liberal, open-minded, permissive, broad-minded

prudish

adjectiveMarked by excessive concern for propriety and good form:bluenosed, genteel, old-maidish, precise, priggish, prim, prissy, proper, puritanical, strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian.Idiom: prim and proper.

Translations

prüdepudibondo