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单词 bluenosed
释义

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.
Thesaurus

bluenosed

adjectiveMarked 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


  • adj

Synonyms for bluenosed

adj marked by excessive concern for propriety and good form

Synonyms

  • genteel
  • old-maidish
  • precise
  • priggish
  • prim
  • prissy
  • proper
  • prudish
  • puritanical
  • strait-laced
  • stuffy
  • Victorian
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