PRUDISHLY Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

prudishly

adverb

as in primly

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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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Most residual errors identified in recent evaluations fall into mild-to-moderate severity when the note gets properly reviewed.

— Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
And even a Disneyland classic such as Pirates of the Caribbean requires deep analytical reframing to properly understand it.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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