Prudish
Prudish adjective - Given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals.
Pernickety and prudish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pernickety" instead an adjective "Prudish".
Pernickety
Pernickety adjective - Hard to please.
Prudish and pernickety are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prudish" instead an adjective "Pernickety".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dainty and prudish
- dainty and pernickety
- nice and prudish
- nice and pernickety
- particular and prudish
- particular and pernickety
- critical and prudish
- critical and pernickety
- delicate and prudish
- delicate and pernickety
- scrupulous and prudish
- scrupulous and pernickety
- exacting and prudish
- exacting and pernickety
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