Pudic
//ˈpjuːdɪk// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Easily ashamed, having a strong sense of shame; modest, chaste.
"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?"
- 2 Pertaining to the pudendum or external genital organs; pudendal.
Example
More examples"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?"
Etymology
From French pudique, from Latin pudīcus, from pudet (“it shames”).
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