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Meanings of prude in английском
Synonyms
Examples for "puritan"
Examples for "puritan"
1
And the little puritan of fifteen heard the voice of his God:
2
A man who had the reputation of a saint too; a puritan.
3
But despite its puritan bent, ManServants also represents a long-overdue role reversal.
4
The puritan soldiers destroyed the profusion of statues that decorated this church.
5
Was Zhang so anxious to maintain the communist puritan image of Guan?
Usage of prude in английском
1
Although I was no prude, I recoiled from the thought of it.
2
The whole time he'd thought she was a prude, she wrote porn.
3
But you will seek in her a mistress, and find a prude.
4
The little prude's son is fair; so was his father-fairand stupid.
5
But even the English teacher-whowas a prude-neverscolded her for it.
6
Only some horrid old Victorian prude could possibly take exception to it.
7
And I-well ,atheart I fancy I must be rather a prude.
8
I will not have you shrink, or frown, or make the prude.
9
She felt such a leaning towards immodesty that she was a prude.
10
I'll take an honest whore over a lying prude every single time.
11
Ah, you are such a prude-somethodistical-youmake no allowance for circumstances!
12
A female rake; but with the air of a very prude.
13
And apparently the girl was far from being a prude or a snob.
14
If he didn't go along with her suggestion, he'd look like a prude.
15
Don't tell me you're going to be a prude about this.
16
I am no prude, but I draw the line at thieves.
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Prude through the time
Prude across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common