See prudish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "exaggeratedly proper",
"word": "namus düşkünü"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "exaggeratedly proper",
"word": "namus kumkuması"
}
],
"word": "prudish"
}
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