English
prudely
From prude + -ly.
Formed from prude + -ly
Latin sum ‘to be’
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Latin prōdest ‘is useful’
Latin prōde ‘profitable, useful’
Old French prude
French prude
English prude
Today it means
adv In the manner of a prude; prudishly.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “prudely”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / prudely