prude \‘prĂ¼d\ noun
- a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum; especially: a woman who shows or affects extreme modesty
ETYMOLOGY: French, good woman, prudish woman, short for prudefemme good woman, from Old French prodefemme [1704]
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Definition retrieved from Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary on 23 July 2009.