pudic C2 Topic:Describing People US /ˈpjudɪk/ UK /ˈpjuːdɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #914957 Meanings 1 adj modest or easily embarrassed about sexual matters or bodily exposure The pudic visitor turned away from the nude statue. 2 adj relating to the external genital organs; pudendal The medical diagram labels the pudic region with care. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · modest or easily... modestchasteprudishbashful 2 adj · relating to the external... pudendalgenital ↔ Opposites immodestshamelessimpudic Word family Derived forms pudicallyantipudicimpudic Related forms pudendalpudendumpudicity Etymology Borrowed through French pudique from Latin pudīcus, ‘modest’ or ‘chaste,’ related to pudēre, ‘to feel shame.’ The anatomical sense belongs to the same word family as pudendum and pudendal. Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pudic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpjudɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpjuːdɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 914957 ## Meanings 1. modest or easily embarrassed about sexual matters or bodily exposure 2. relating to the external genital organs; pudendal ## Examples - The pudic visitor turned away from the nude statue. - The medical diagram labels the pudic region with care. ## Synonyms - modest - chaste - prudish - bashful - pudendal ## Antonyms - immodest - shameless - impudic ## Derived Forms - pudically - antipudic - impudic ## Related Forms - pudendal - pudendum - pudicity ## Etymology Borrowed through French pudique from Latin pudīcus, ‘modest’ or ‘chaste,’ related to pudēre, ‘to feel shame.’ The anatomical sense belongs to the same word family as pudendum and pudendal. ## Topics - Describing People markdown