pudibund
adj/ˈpjuːdɪbʌnd/
Etymology
From Latin pudibundus, from pudeō (“make ashamed, be ashamed”).
- borrowed from pudibundus
Definitions
Shy, bashful
Shy, bashful; prudish.
- Involuntarily Lucette bent her head and frail spine, then she lay back on the outer half of Ada’s pillow in a martyr’s pudibund swoon, her locks spreading their orange blaze against the black velvet of the padded headboard.
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