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prudishly

/ˈpɹudɪʃli/ adv

In a prudish manner.

Word Origin Prudishly comes from prude, which originally meant 'wise, virtuous' in French. The word prude was a shortening of prudefemme 'wise woman.' Over time, it took on the negative sense of being overly proper. The root is Latin prodesse 'to be useful', from pro- 'for' + esse 'to be'. So prudishly means in a primly virtuous manner. Related words like proud and pride come from the same root, showing how 'being for oneself' became self-respect.

adv In a prudish manner.

She reacted prudishly to the slightly risqué joke.

(副词) 拘谨地

她对那个略带荤腥的笑话反应拘谨地。

(adverbio) De manera mojigata o pudorosa.

Ella reaccionó mojigatamente al chiste ligeramente subido de tono.

(adverbe) de manière prude; avec pudibonderie; avec pruderie; pudiquement [Avec une pruderie excessive; d'une manière exagérément pudique.]

Elle réagit de manière pudibonde à la plaisanterie légèrement osée.

(Adverb) prüde; zimperlich [auf eine übertrieben sittsame oder prüde Weise]

Sie reagierte **prudishly** auf den leicht anzüglichen Witz.

(副詞) 堅苦しく、固く。性的なことなどに過度に厳格で潔癖な様子で。

彼女はやや際どい冗談に対して堅苦しく反応した。

(advérbio) pudicamente; recatadamente; de forma pudica; com pudor [De maneira pudica; de forma recatada.]

Ela reagiu de forma pudica à piada um tanto ousada.

Synonyms: primly priggishly puritanically strait-lacedly stuffily Antonyms: immodestly indecently lewdly licentiously
Word parts: prude + ish + ly

Related words

prudery prudishness proudly

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