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Pronunciation: [pɹˈuːdɪʃli] (IPA)

Prudishly refers to being excessively proper or chaste. There are various synonyms for this term that can be used to express similar ideas. Some of these synonyms include: 1. Strait-laced- prim and overly proper in behavior 2. Puritanical- extremely uptight regarding morals and values 3. Priggish- self-righteous and judgmental 4. Punctilious- extremely precise and attentive to rules 5. Precise- being exact and careful in behavior or speech Using these synonyms can help avoid repetition and enhance the expression of the idea of being excessively proper or chaste.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

  • Other hypernyms:

    moralistic, priggishly, strait-laced, quick to criticize, Excessively prim, Overly decorous, Overly restrained, Rigorously scrupulous, Strictly conformist, Uncomfortably proper.

Usage examples for Prudishly

Sometimes, in a male hand, the verse bewails the cruelty of beauty, and the sufferings of constant love; while in a female hand it prudishly confines itself to lamenting the parting of female friends.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving
I observed that said trainer did stickle almost prudishly for propriety, being greatly shocked at the levity with which the rowers were attired and entreating them to keep their buttons well up, though indeed I could discern none, nor was there much which was humanly possible to be buttoned.
"Baboo Jabberjee, B.A."
F. Anstey
Their manager, the old-maidish, thin man, who so prudishly didn't even like to speak about the impure Jacobus, gave me the correct commercial view of the position.
"'Twixt Land & Sea"
Joseph Conrad

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