prud ‧ ish /ˈpruːdɪʃ/ BrE AmE adjective
very easily shocked by things relating to sex – used to show disapproval ⇨ prudery :
American culture is in many ways still fairly prudish.
—prudishly adverb
—prudishness noun [uncountable]
prud ‧ ish /ˈpruːdɪʃ/ BrE AmE adjective
very easily shocked by things relating to sex – used to show disapproval ⇨ prudery :
American culture is in many ways still fairly prudish.
—prudishly adverb
—prudishness noun [uncountable]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012