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bluenosed
blue·nose B0347300 (blo͞o′nōz′)n.1. A puritanical person: "Bluenoses demand restraint against the porn and violence that are the staple of popular culture" (Charles Krauthammer).2. often Bluenose Canadian A native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia. blue′nosed′ adj.ThesaurusbluenosedadjectiveMarked by excessive concern for propriety and good form:genteel, old-maidish, precise, priggish, prim, prissy, proper, prudish, puritanical, strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian.Idiom: prim and proper.bluenosed
Synonyms for bluenosedadj marked by excessive concern for propriety and good formSynonyms- genteel
- old-maidish
- precise
- priggish
- prim
- prissy
- proper
- prudish
- puritanical
- strait-laced
- stuffy
- Victorian
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