prude
noun/pruːd/
Frequency rank: #19,045 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a person who is easily shocked by matters relating to sex or impropriety and who behaves with excessive modesty.
Example sentence
My roommate is such a total prude that she refused to watch the movie because of one kissing scene.
Synonyms & related words
- puritan
- moralist
- killjoy
- prig
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