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 [proo-duh-ree]  

prud·er·y

   [proo-duh-ree]
noun, plural prud·er·ies for 2.
1.
excessive propriety or modesty in speech, conduct, etc.
2.
pruderies, prudish actions, phrases, or words.
Origin:
1700–10; < French pruderie. See prude, -ery
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prude (pruːd)
 
—n
a person who affects or shows an excessively modest, prim, or proper attitude, esp regarding sex
 
[C18: from French, from prudefemme, from Old French prode femme respectable woman; see proud]
 
'prudish
 
—adj
 
'prudishly
 
—adv
 
'prudishness
 
—n
 
'prudery
 
—n

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