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What is the adjective for prudish?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb prudify which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

prudish
  1. of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Well, the Elizabethans wore voluminous clothing, and an item or two less should not offend even the most prudish, we suppose.”
      “Mr S was very prudish and old-fashioned in thinking he could shield his children from his playboy reputation.”
      “Unlike the prudish Victorians, Lady Mary adopted the Middle Eastern language of flowers to express decidedly carnal desires.”
prude
prudifying
  1. present participle of prudify
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