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Prudishly

adverb
1.
In a prudish manner.  Synonym: puritanically.






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"Prudishly" Quotes from Famous Books



... jams and biscuits the host had forgotten. She sang snatches of Offenbach and Verdi, she beat the eggs while Poussette made up his fire, and when he squeezed her hand or put his fat arm around her waist she did not prudishly push him away, but, gently resisting, rebuked him in such affectionate terms that he politely restrained those damaging caresses. In short, she managed Poussette instead of being persuaded by him, and this in itself pleased her and ...
— Ringfield - A Novel • Susie Frances Harrison



Words linked to "Prudishly" :   prudish, puritanically



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