Bluenosed
Bluenosed adjective - Given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals.
Usage example: intimations of homosexuality in the author's diary and correspondence were later excised by bluenosed editors
Prudish
Prudish adjective - Given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals.
Usage example: by the prudish standards of the 19th century, any depiction of the nude was scandalous
Bluenosed and prudish are semantically related in plain topic. You can use "Bluenosed" instead an adjective "Prudish".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- refined and bluenosed
- refined and prudish
- affected and bluenosed
- affected and prudish
- formal and bluenosed
- formal and prudish
- artificial and bluenosed
- artificial and prudish
- proper and bluenosed
- proper and prudish
- precise and bluenosed
- precise and prudish
- pretentious and bluenosed
- pretentious and prudish
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