Prudish
/ˈpɹuːdɪʃ/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.
"Near-synonyms: prim, priggish, prissy; straight-laced; puritanical"
Adjective
- 1 exaggeratedly proper wordnet
Example
More examples""You're sexist." " And I think you're prudish.""
Etymology
From prude + -ish.