What does pudibund mean?
Pudibund means (rare) Shy, bashful; prudish..
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/ˈpjuːdɪbʌnd/ · adjective
(rare) Shy, bashful; prudish..
Involuntarily Lucette bent her head and frail spine, then she lay back on the outer half of Ada’s pillow in a martyr’s pudibund swoon, her locks spreading their orange blaze against the black velvet of the padded headboard.
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Pudibund means (rare) Shy, bashful; prudish..
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Involuntarily Lucette bent her head and frail spine, then she lay back on the outer half of Ada’s pillow in a martyr’s pudibund swoon, her locks spreading their orange blaze against the black velvet of the padded headboard.
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