preuts — meaning in English

English meaning

• chary adj Careful, cautious, shy, wary.
• prim adj Stiffly formal, neat, and overly proper in manner or appearance.
• prudish adj Overly modest or easily shocked, especially about sexual matters.

Senses

preuts is used for these senses in English:

• chary Careful, cautious, shy, wary.
• priggish Like a prig.
• prim (by extension) Of a person: Prudish; straight-laced.
• prudish Of excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.

chary — full definition

1. adj Careful, cautious, shy, wary.
2. adj Excessively particular or fussy about details; fastidious.
3. adj Not disposed to give freely; not lavish; frugal, sparing.
4. adj Cared for, regarded as precious; cherished.

prim — full definition

1. adj Stiffly formal, neat, and overly proper in manner or appearance.
2. verb To arrange one's expression or appearance to look prim.

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