prudishly

Definition of prudishlynext

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Adverb
  • On Next Generation, the crew members of the Enterprise are all heterosexual and most primly single.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Adverb
  • Grace's spaceship can be spun like a centrifuge to create artificial gravity so that scientific instruments will work properly.
    Tara Haelle, NPR, 12 Apr. 2026
  • An existential crisis that can only be properly conveyed through Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Prudishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prudishly. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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