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Prudish meaning

Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.

Synonyms of Prudish

priggish victorian tight-laced straight-laced straightlaced strait-laced straitlaced square-toed puritanical prissy prim proper

Related words

Other words often associated with Prudish or its synonyms:

dainty refined appropriate mincing correct fitting toe nice comely protestantism twee decorous

Using Prudish

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.
  • Useful related words include: priggish, victorian, tight-laced, straight-laced.
  • In the example corpus, prudish often appears in combinations such as: prudish women, and prudish, almost prudish.

Context around Prudish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

almost 2×

Often after:

women 2× stance 1× attitudes 1× sensibilities 1× conservative 1× twat 1× klaus 1× persona 1×

Sentence patterns with Prudish

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and almost prudish in behavior 1× and almost prudish persona displayed 1× being a prudish twat it 1× for their prudish stance on 1× get around prudish sensibilities she 1× herself as prudish conservative nerdy 1× lives but prudish attitudes had 1× out for prudish women in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

her tendency to 1× it s laughable 1× many doubted that 1× portman said she 1× prim and prudish 1× the creatures from 1×

Common sentence endings:

and feel safe 1× aury s writings 1× her catering qualification 1× in catholic belief 1× invaded our psyches 1× prudish about nudity 1×

Words around Prudish

Just before it in the word index:

prudie 9 prudhomme 10 prudhoe 21 prudes 6 prudery 2 prudently 32

Just after it in the word index:

prue 53 pruett 15 prufrock 6 pruitt 254 pruitthealth 2 prukop 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Prudish

  • In this selection, "prudish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, almost, women, stance and attitudes stand out and add context to how "prudish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and almost prudish in behavior and and almost prudish persona displayed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prudish" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prudish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Visiting a sex shop website and prudish. (7 words)

We didn’t lead ascetic lives, but prudish attitudes had invaded our psyches. (13 words)

Portman said she expressed herself as “prudish, conservative, nerdy and serious” to be heard and feel safe. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

The creatures from this mock-epic are small, celestial creatures which were prudish women in their past-lives, and now spend all of eternity looking out for prudish women (in parallel to the guardian angels in Catholic belief). (38 words)

I can't help but think back to how prudish Klaus Flouride was when he objected to H.R. Giger's painting on the " Frankenchrist " (sic) poster, saying he couldn't bear to show it to his parents. (38 words)

While I agree that google is being a prudish twat it is their service and the terms were laid out before agreeing to them so these women will have to or should take their business elsewhere. (36 words)

Example sentences (12)

The creatures from this mock-epic are small, celestial creatures which were prudish women in their past-lives, and now spend all of eternity looking out for prudish women (in parallel to the guardian angels in Catholic belief).

Visiting a sex shop website and prudish.

The decision comes a year after organizers were blasted for their prudish stance on a high-end vibrator while staying mum on female sex robots and skimpily dressed women used solely to sex up exhibits.

We didn’t lead ascetic lives, but prudish attitudes had invaded our psyches.

To get around prudish sensibilities, she claimed that her scintillating routines were religious dances performed in Javanese temples, allowing her awed audiences to pretend they were watching educational performances.

It’s laughable to hear that concerned residents, having spent their lives living in the Northern Rivers Region, are prudish about nudity.

Portman said she expressed herself as “prudish, conservative, nerdy and serious” to be heard and feel safe.

While I agree that google is being a prudish twat it is their service and the terms were laid out before agreeing to them so these women will have to or should take their business elsewhere.

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Her tendency to be saucy in conversation, yet religiously devout and almost prudish in behavior, confused many of the English men but pleased some of the older socialites.

I can't help but think back to how prudish Klaus Flouride was when he objected to H.R. Giger's painting on the " Frankenchrist " (sic) poster, saying he couldn't bear to show it to his parents.

Many doubted that it was a woman, let alone the demure, intellectual, and almost prudish persona displayed in Dominique Aury's writings.

Prim and prudish, she frequently snaps at people for using bad language and frowns on the sexual shenanigans of Twinkle, whom she is convinced did not have to work for her catering qualification.

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Common combinations with prudish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "prudish" in a sentence?
An example: "The creatures from this mock-epic are small, celestial creatures which were prudish women in their past-lives, and now spend all of eternity looking out for prudish women (in parallel to the guardian angels in Catholic belief)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "prudish" from authentic English texts.
What does "prudish" mean?
Prudish means: Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.
What are synonyms of "prudish"?
Common synonyms of "prudish" include: priggish, victorian, tight-laced, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, square-toed. Plus 4 more synonyms.
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