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prudishly

prudishly adverb: in a prudish manner.

Adverb

prudishly (comparative more prudishly, superlative most prudishly)

  1. In a prudish manner.

Forms of prudishly

comparativemore prudishly
superlativemost prudishly

Origin of prudishly

From prudish + -ly.

Questions about prudishly

What does prudishly mean?
Prudishly means in a prudish manner.
What part of speech is prudishly?
Prudishly is an adverb.

Words near prudishly in the dictionary

  1. prudification
  2. prudifies
  3. prudify
  4. prudifying
  5. prudish
  6. prudishly
  7. prudishness
  8. prudishnesses
  9. prudism
  10. prudist
  11. prudistic

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