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pudic

adj
/ˈpjuːdɪk/

Etymology

From French pudique, from Latin pudīcus, from pudet (“it shames”).

  1. derived from pudīcus
  2. derived from pudique

Definitions

  1. Easily ashamed, having a strong sense of shame

    Easily ashamed, having a strong sense of shame; modest, chaste.

    • Is it not extraordinary, by the way, that all over Europe, even in the pudic nurseries of your own country, this should be regarded as a children's book?
    • a big mulberry-colored cake of soap slithered out of her hand, and her black-socked foot hooked the door shut with a bang which was more the echo of the soap's crashing against the marble board than a sign of pudic displeasure.

  2. Pertaining to the pudendum or external genital organs

    Pertaining to the pudendum or external genital organs; pudendal.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA