🙊prudish

adjective
/ˈpruːdɪʃ/

Meaning

having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity

Example Sentences

She was too prudish to watch the movie with her friends.

Synonyms

prim, modest, strait-laced, proper

Antonyms

open, liberal, easy-going

Collocations

prudish attitude, prudish behavior, too prudish

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