Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pudic

/ˈpjuːdɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pu-dic
IPA: /ˈpjuːdɪk/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Easily ashamed, having a strong sense of shame; modest, chaste.

adj

Pertaining to the pudendum or external genital organs; pudendal.

Example Sentences

"Is it not extraordinary, by the way, that all over Europe, even in the pudic nurseries of your own country, this should be regarded as a children's book?"
"a big mulberry-colored cake of soap slithered out of her hand, and her black-socked foot hooked the door shut with a bang which was more the echo of the soap's crashing against the marble board than a sign of pudic displeasure."

Etymology

From French pudique, from Latin pudīcus, from pudet (“it shames”).

Inflected Forms

more pudic (comparative) most pudic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antipudic impudic pudically

Rhymes With

ludic thamudic

Questions

How do you pronounce pudic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpjuːdɪk/.
What does pudic mean?: Easily ashamed, having a strong sense of shame; modest, chaste.
Where does pudic come from?: From French pudique, from Latin pudīcus, from pudet (“it shames”).

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