prudish[adjective]Synonyms: prim, old-maidish
(informal), overmodest, priggish, prissy
(informal), proper, puritanical, starchy
(informal), strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian
Related Words: strict,
austere,
severe,
stern [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
prud‧ish /ˈpruːdɪʃ/
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] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲