prude

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prude

  • /prud/
  • /pryd/
  • /ˈprude/

Where it comes from

dal francese preud-femme, femminile di preudhomme; lemma attestato al 1905

vedi prudere

adjective inv

  1. eccessivamente pudico

Similar: moralista, perbenista, puritano · Opposite: lassista

verb

  1. terza persona singolare dell'infinito presente di prudere

Thesaurus

adjective

Similar: moralista, perbenista, puritano · Opposite: lassista

In English

  • prude A person who is or tries to be excessively proper

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"prude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/prude. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

prude. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/prude

Chicago

"prude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/prude.

BibTeX
@misc{prude_2026,
  title = {prude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/prude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}