The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pruderies
Prudery \Prud"er*y\, n.; pl. Pruderies. [F. pruderie. See
Prude.]
The quality or state of being prudish; excessive or affected
scrupulousness in speech or conduct; stiffness; coyness.
--Cowper.
Wiktionary
pruderies
n. (plural of prudery English)
Usage examples of "pruderies".
It reeked of pruderies and fears, anxieties hidden from the world but carried everywhere, like a Freudian fanny-pack.