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Prudery Grundy, Mrs. Ashfields’ straitlaced neighbor whose propriety hinders them. [Br. Lit.: Speed the Plough] Nelly excessively modest or prudish woman. [Am. Usage: Misc.] pacifist religious sect, often associated with puritanical behavioral standards. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1017] sect believing in virgin purity. [Christian Hist.: Brewer Note-book, 819] one reflecting an unshaken confidence in piety and temperance, as during Queen Victoria’s reign. [Am. and Br. Usage: Misc.] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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All of us had witnessed the industry horror of '70s rock and the brilliant crash-and-burn resurrection of music's vitality at the hands of the punks, and knew well how even the upheavals of '68 ossified into the bounded pruderies of political correctness we were hell-bent on defying, so can we be blamed for believing that the key ingredient was fun? |
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