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PRUDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prude mean?
• PRUDE (noun)
The noun PRUDE has 1 sense:
1. a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
Familiarity information: PRUDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
prude; puritan
Hypernyms ("prude" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
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