Definition of prude Prude
/pɹuˈd/ - [prud] - prude
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What does prude mean?
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NounPlural: prudes |
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| prude - a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum | ||
| puritan | ||
| disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable | ||
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- prude (Noun)
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prude (a.)
A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prude
prōōd, n. a woman of affected modesty: one who pretends extreme propriety.—n. Pru′dery, manners of a prude: pretended or overdone strictness of manner or behaviour.—adj. Pru′dish, like a prude: affectedly modest or reserved: stiff: severe.—adv. Pru′dishly.—n. Pru′dishness. [O. Fr. prode, fem. of prou, prod, excellent.]
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prude
A native of Boston.
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🔤- prude, noun, singular of prudes.
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