prude
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French prude, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French prude, prode, feminine of prou, prod, prud (“good, excellent, brave”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin. Related to proud but unrelated to prudent.
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Noun
prude (plural prudes)
- A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.
- 1991, Robert M. Pirsig, Lila:
- If you didn't go for Lila you're some kind of prissy old prude. If you did go for her you were some kind of dirty old man.
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Translations
A person who is or tries to be excessively proper
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Further reading
- “prude”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “prude”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Adjective
prude (comparative more prude, superlative most prude)
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French
Pronunciation
Adjective
prude (plural prudes)
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ude
Verb
prude
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Old French
Adjective
prude
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