prudery : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: prudery	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for prudery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prudery n excessive or affected modesty [syn: primness, prudishness, prudery, Grundyism]
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.