pearl-clutchy
pearl-clutchy adjective: prim, prudish, or easily offended.
Adjective
pearl-clutchy (comparative more pearl-clutchy, superlative most pearl-clutchy)
- Prim, prudish, or easily offended.
- Elsewhere, news organizations were even more pearl-clutchy.2013 August 11, Jason Linkins, “Warts And All: News Organizations Struggle With The Word 'Slutbag'”, in Huffington, page 11
- […] I doubt he's going to get all pearl-clutchy about people sleeping together.”2015, Gretchen Galway, This Time Next Door, unnumbered page
- Synonyms:
- pearl-clutching
Synonyms of pearl-clutchy
Forms of pearl-clutchy
| comparative | more pearl-clutchy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pearl-clutchy |
Origin of pearl-clutchy
From pearl-clutch(ing) + -y.
Questions about pearl-clutchy
- What does pearl-clutchy mean?
- Pearl-clutchy means prim, prudish, or easily offended.
- What part of speech is pearl-clutchy?
- Pearl-clutchy is an adjective.
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