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prud·er·y /ËprudÉri/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[proo-duh-ree] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
ânoun, plural -er·ies for 2.
1. excessive propriety or modesty in speech, conduct, etc.
2. pruderies, prudish actions, phrases, or words.
[Origin: 1700â10; < F pruderie. See prude, -ery]
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prud·er·y (prÅÅ'dÉ-rÄ) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. prud·er·ies
1. The state or quality of being prudish.
2. An instance of prudish behavior or talk.
[French pruderie, from prude, prude; see prude.]
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prudery
noun
excessive or affected modesty [syn: primness]
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