pudibund

English

Etymology

From Latin pudibundus, from pudeō (“make ashamed, be ashamed”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpjuːdɪbʌnd/

Adjective

pudibund (comparative more pudibund, superlative most pudibund)

  1. Shy, bashful; prudish.
    • 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 327:
      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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