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Word: Prude
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from French, back-formation from prudefemme, feminine of prud'homme ‘good man and true’, from prod, prud ‘courageous, good’ (see proud)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pruːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity
Short Definition:person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity
Examples:- the sex was so ambiguous and romantic that none but a prude could find it objectionable
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