PRUDE


Meaning of PRUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprüd ]

noun

Etymology: French, good woman, prudish woman, short for prudefemme good woman, from Old French prode femme

Date: 1704

: a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum ; especially : a woman who shows or affects extreme modesty

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