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pudibund

Adjective CEFR B2
ˈpjuːdɪbʌnd

Definitions

Shy, bashful; prudish.

rare

Examples

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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