prudish
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: shy and strict in behavior
Synonyms:
affected
artificial
austere
bigoted
conventional
demure
fastidious
finicky
genteel
illiberal
mincing
narrow
narrow-minded
offish
overexact
overmodest
overnice
precise
pretentious
priggish
prim
prissy
proper
puritanical
rigid
rigorous
scrupulous
severe
simpering
square
squeamish
starchy
stern
stiff
stilted
straitlaced
stuffy
uptight
victorian
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