Definitions for prudes

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Spelling: [prood]
IPA: /prud/

Prudes is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 134 anagrams from letters in prudes (deprsu).

Definitions for prudes

noun

  1. a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.

Origin of prudes

1695-1705; French prude a prude (noun), prudish (adj.), short for prudefemme, Old French prodefeme worthy or respectable woman. See proud, feme<

Examples for prudes

Oh, I dare say they'd make a good team,—one's a prude and the other a prig.

“Bay isn't a prude, but she isn't going to have sex with anyone just to get it over with,” Weiss said.

Mapplethorpe is infamous for his raw depictions of sexuality, but Rodin was no prude.

"For Heaven's sake, don't be a prude, Moya," Joyce snapped irritably.

So much that people thought her cold, some even pronouncing her a prude.

Casual sex had never interested me before; I had always been a bit of a prude.

We are left with stalwart genres (action, rom com) and classic roles (prude, seductress, jock, backstory-less best friend).

So far no Republican congressman has been foolish enough to cast himself as the Ken Starr figure, prude, proud and prurient.

And apparently the girl was far from being a prude or a snob.

Angioletto could not decide whether to think him rogue or prude.

Word Value for prudes
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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