prudishly

adverb

as in primly

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  1. primly
  2. properly
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  • On Next Generation, the crew members of the Enterprise are all heterosexual and most primly single.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Definition of primly
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  • But behind the scenes, the health secretary has continued to seek evidence for his theory that many vaccines have not been properly tested and can cause a range of dangerous side effects, according to eight of the current and former officials.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • The original design files were created roughly half a century ago, but as Gelfond alludes to, they were never properly maintained.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 16 July 2026
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