prudish Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite exaggeratedly proper
    puritanical; prissy; square-toed; straight-laced; straitlaced; strait-laced; tight-laced; victorian; prim; straightlaced; priggish.
    • my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts

WordNet


Prud"ish adjective
Definitions
  1. Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners.
    A formal lecture, spoke with prudish face. Garrick.

Webster 1913