prudish

prudish is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners.
2. adjective. exaggeratedly proper

   "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

   Synonyms: priggish, prim, prissy, puritanical, straightlaced, straitlaced, victorian

Synonyms

priggish, prim, prissy, puritanical, straightlaced, straitlaced, victorian

Common word forms

prudishly, prudishness

Words from these letters

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