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Meanings of prude in inglés

portugués
pudico
catalán
melindrós

A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum.

pudico
Synonyms
Examples for "puritan"
Examples for "puritan"
1
And the little puritan of fifteen heard the voice of his God:
Jean-Christophe, Volume I
2
A man who had the reputation of a saint too; a puritan.
Other People's Money
3
But despite its puritan bent, ManServants also represents a long-overdue role reversal.
The Guardian
4
The puritan soldiers destroyed the profusion of statues that decorated this church.
The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland
5
Was Zhang so anxious to maintain the communist puritan image of Guan?
Death of a Red Heroine
Usage of prude in inglés
1
Although I was no prude, I recoiled from the thought of it.
The Law and the Lady
2
The whole time he'd thought she was a prude, she wrote porn.
See Jane Score
3
But you will seek in her a mistress, and find a prude.
The Works of Frederick Schiller
4
The little prude's son is fair; so was his father-fairand stupid.
The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., a Colonel in the Service of H...
5
But even the English teacher-whowas a prude-neverscolded her for it.
Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island; Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box
6
Only some horrid old Victorian prude could possibly take exception to it.
Bat Wing
7
And I-well ,atheart I fancy I must be rather a prude.
The Obstacle Race
8
I will not have you shrink, or frown, or make the prude.
Villette
9
She felt such a leaning towards immodesty that she was a prude.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
10
I'll take an honest whore over a lying prude every single time.
Assholes finish first
11
Ah, you are such a prude-somethodistical-youmake no allowance for circumstances!
Roughing It in the Bush
12
A female rake; but with the air of a very prude.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 / A Magazine...
13
And apparently the girl was far from being a prude or a snob.
A Soldier of the Legion
14
If he didn't go along with her suggestion, he'd look like a prude.
A fare to remember: just whistle\driven to distraction\taken for...
15
Don't tell me you're going to be a prude about this.
Gentlemen prefer succubi
16
I am no prude, but I draw the line at thieves.
A Sweet Girl Graduate
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Translations for prude
portugués
pudico
Prude through the time
Prude across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common