prudely

English

Etymology

From prude +‎ -ly.

Adverb

prudely (comparative more prudely, superlative most prudely)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a prude; prudishly.
   • 1836, Alexander John Ellis, “My Recantation”, in Verses, Cambridge: Metcalfe and Palmer, page 107:

     Had late observed my silent tear,
     That I was press'd, and press'd most rudely,
     Not to behave so very prudely ;

   • 1960, Thomas McAfee, “The Matriarch”, in Poems and Stories, University of Missouri Press, page 3:

     When you family-prayed on Sunday nights—
     The living room a crowd of things to do
     Each prudely solemn word defined your rights.