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prudish

/ˈpɹuːdɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
prud-ish
IPA
/ˈpɹuːdɪʃ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English prude Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English prudish From prude + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more prudish (comparative) most prudish (superlative)

Derived Forms

prudishly prudishness unprudish

Frequently Paired Words

prudery prudishness

Synonyms

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

Questions

How do you pronounce prudish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹuːdɪʃ/.
What does prudish mean?
Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.
Where does prudish come from?
Etymology tree English prude Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English prudish From prude + -ish.

How to pronounce prudish

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