prude.

A person judged overly concerned with modesty or proper behavior, especially about sexuality.

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Words that belong together

• call someone a prude
• an apparent prude

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He called her a prude when she refused a joke she found cruel.

The apparent prude defended others' freedom more readily than the self-proclaimed libertine.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Singular prude; plural prudes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.