PRUDISHLY Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

prudishly

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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

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In one scene, a padlock appears to lock without a key or even being properly closed.

— Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
For this leaner, meaner Deafheaven, stylistic variety takes a backseat to speed and chaos, and when properly executed, subtle melodic or rhythmic tweaks wield the heft of the more tectonic transitions in the band’s defining songs.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026

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