- prudishly
- adverb see prudish
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
prudishly
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Prudishly — Prud ish*ly, adv. In a prudish manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prudishly — adverb in a prudish manner she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether she is really all that chaste • Syn: ↑puritanically • Derived from adjective: ↑puritanical (for: ↑puritanically), ↑prudish … Useful english dictionary
prudishly — See prudish. * * * … Universalium
prudishly — adverb In a prudish manner … Wiktionary
prudishly — pruËdɪʃlɪ adv. puritanically, primly, extremely modestly … English contemporary dictionary
prudishly — prud·ish·ly … English syllables
prudishly — See: prudish … English dictionary
prudish — prudishly, adv. prudishness, n. /prooh dish/, adj. 1. excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc. 2. characteristic of a prude. [1710 20; PRUDE + ISH1] Syn. 1. reserved, coy. See modest. * * * … Universalium
puritanically — adverb in a prudish manner she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether she is really all that chaste • Syn: ↑prudishly • Derived from adjective: ↑puritanical, ↑prudish (for: ↑prudishly) * * * … Useful english dictionary
prudish — adjective Date: 1717 marked by prudery ; priggish • prudishly adverb • prudishness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
