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pruderies

pruderies is the plural of prudery.

Meaning of prudery

Noun

prudery (countable and uncountable, plural pruderies)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of being prudish; prudishness
  2. (countable) Prudish behaviour

Questions about pruderies

What is pruderies the plural of?
Pruderies is the plural of prudery.

Words near pruderies in the dictionary

  1. prudentially
  2. prudentialness
  3. prudentials
  4. Prudentian
  5. prudently
  6. pruderies
  7. prudery
  8. prudes
  9. Prudhoe
  10. Prudhoe Bay
  11. prudhomme

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