Pronunciation: ' pyü-d ə - ˌ b ə nd
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin pudibundus, from pud ē re to be ashamed + -bundus (as in moribundus moribund)
Date: circa 1656
: PRUDISH
Pronunciation: ' pyü-d ə - ˌ b ə nd
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin pudibundus, from pud ē re to be ashamed + -bundus (as in moribundus moribund)
Date: circa 1656
: PRUDISH
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012