In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian
(adjective) exaggeratedly proper; “my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn’t approve of my miniskirts”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prudish (comparative more prudish, superlative most prudish)
of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters
Source: Wiktionary
Prud"ish, a.
Definition: Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners. A formal lecture, spoke with prudish face. Garrick.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.