Hypertext Webster Gateway: "prudery"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Prudery \Prud"er*y\, n.; pl. {Pruderies}. [F. pruderie. See
{Prude}.]
The quality or state of being prudish; excessive or affected
scrupulousness in speech or conduct; stiffness; coyness.
--Cowper.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
prudery
n : excessive or affected modesty [syn: {primness}, {prudishness},
{Grundyism}]
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