Pudic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpjuːdɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pudic is an adjective meaning Easily ashamed, having a strong sense of shame; modest, chaste.
Meaning
Easily ashamed, having a strong sense of shame; modest, chaste.
More Meanings
- (anatomy) Pertaining to the pudendum or external genital organs; pudendal.
Example Sentences
Is it not extraordinary, by the way, that all over Europe, even in the pudic nurseries of your own country, this should be regarded as a children's book?
a big mulberry-colored cake of soap slithered out of her hand, and her black-socked foot hooked the door shut with a bang which was more the echo of the soap's crashing against the marble board than a sign of pudic displeasure.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pudique, pudibund, prude, shamefaced, chastened, prudish.
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