prudishly
adverb
prudishness
noun
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by the prudish standards of the 19th century, any depiction of the nude was scandalous
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But Townsend Warner’s takedown of prudish Victorian morality is only getting started.
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B. Pietras
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
The only real originality in the accounts of Jesus’ virgin birth is their distinctly Jewish and prudish tone, with the impregnation dignified and at arm’s length rather than represented, as in the Hellenistic myths, as a shower of gold or the lovemaking of an amorous swan.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The Comstock Act is a relic, not just of a more prudish era in American history, but of an age when the sort of individual rights that modern Americans take for granted effectively did not exist.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 May 2024
Emily, perhaps true to her prudish Adderall-y millennial type, is not especially flirty.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
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B. Pietras
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
The only real originality in the accounts of Jesus’ virgin birth is their distinctly Jewish and prudish tone, with the impregnation dignified and at arm’s length rather than represented, as in the Hellenistic myths, as a shower of gold or the lovemaking of an amorous swan.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The Comstock Act is a relic, not just of a more prudish era in American history, but of an age when the sort of individual rights that modern Americans take for granted effectively did not exist.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 May 2024
Emily, perhaps true to her prudish Adderall-y millennial type, is not especially flirty.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for prudish
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“Prudish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prudish. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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