governessy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governessy
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • At Prada’s fall/winter 2024 show, these satin kitten heels were especially prim and proper with their criss-cross detailing and subtle diamanté embellishment.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Is she meant to be read as a little prim and repressed?
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • Including Sally Struthers as the flirtatious Virginia.
    Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Quan and Gui Ying get locked in a flirtatious tussle because the former is convinced that his rival’s childhood crush knows the secret form needed to defeat him.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Governessy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governessy. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

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