Definition of prude

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Prude (a.) A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech..

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Cannei :: Cannei (a.) Cautious; prudent; safe..
Economically :: Economically (adv.) With economy; with careful management; with prudence in expenditure.
Circumspect :: Circumspect (a.) Attentive to all the circumstances of a case or the probable consequences of an action; cautious; prudent; wary.
Prudently :: Prudently (adv.) In a prudent manner.
Cautel :: Cautel (n.) Caution; prudence; wariness.
Economy :: Economy (n.) Thrifty and frugal housekeeping; management without loss or waste; frugality in expenditure; prudence and disposition to save; as, a housekeeper accustomed to economy but not to parsimony..
Prudish :: Prudish (a.) Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners..
Frugally :: Frugally (adv.) Thriftily; prudently.
Indiscretion :: Indiscretion (n.) The quality or state of being indiscreet; want of discretion; imprudence.
Wisely :: Wisely (adv.) In a wise manner; prudently; judiciously; discreetly; with wisdom.
Quaint :: Quaint (a.) Prudent; wise; hence, crafty; artful; wily..
Cautelous :: Cautelous (a.) Caution; prudent; wary.
Juristical :: "Juristical (a.) Of or pertaining to a jurist, to the legal profession, or to jurisprudence..
Anadiplosis :: Anadiplosis (n.) A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent..
Unpolitic :: Unpolitic (a.) Impolitic; imprudent.
Imprudence :: Imprudence (n.) The quality or state of being imprudent; want to caution, circumspection, or a due regard to consequences; indiscretion; inconsideration; reshness; also, an imprudent act; as, he was guilty of an imprudence..
Telltale :: Telltale (n.) One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress.
Headless :: Headless (a.) Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash; obstinate.
Prude :: Prude (a.) A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech..
Counsel :: Counsel (n.) Examination of consequences; exercise of deliberate judgment; prudence.
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