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/ˈpɹuːdɪʃ/ · adjective
Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters..
Near-synonyms: prim, priggish, prissy; straight-laced; puritanical
Young people who are close to writing off the Democratic Party as a dinosaur, as a gerontocracy of prudish abuelos who gave birth by immaculate conception, may be in for a pleasant surprise.
Use prudish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Prudish means Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters..
Common synonyms include prim, priggish, prissy, straight-laced.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonyms: prim, priggish, prissy; straight-laced; puritanical
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