pudique

English

Adjective

pudique (comparative more pudique, superlative most pudique)

1. Obsolete form of pudic.

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pudīcus (“chaste, pure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /py.dik/

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Adjective

pudique (plural pudiques)

1. modest, chaste

Derived terms

• pudicité

Related terms

• pudeur
• pudibond

Descendants

• → English: pudic

Further reading

• “pudique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.