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prude

noun as in excessively modest person

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“I am, even if nobody believes it, a prude,” she says, describing a Kidman scene to make her point.

I like to make jokes, I like to have all this bravado, but I’m really kind of a prude and shy.

Anthony Comstock, the infamous prude who was behind the law, was much like Charlie Kirk, in that his misogynist intent was never far beneath the surface.

From Salon

As a result of the hypersexualization, Portman also said that she had to build a fortress and projected an image of a "prude" to protect herself.

From Salon

One visitor commented: "Yes, we stumbled on a 'session' - I'm not a prude but I don't expect to see almost naked bodies while searching for the best blooms."

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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