blue-nosed
Morally rigid type
Blue-nosed describes someone who is prudish, puritanical, or excessively concerned with moral propriety.
A blue-nosed critic objects to anything risqué; blue-nosed reformers campaign against perceived indecency.
The term is mildly disparaging, suggesting self-righteousness rather than genuine virtue: The blue-nosed censors wanted to ban the book.
Excessively concerned with propriety
- moralisticProne to lecturing others
- censoriousSeverely critical in judgment
- strait-lacedExcessively proper and strict
- primAffectedly proper and stiff
priggish · sanctimonious · self-righteous · Victorian · Comstock · bluenose · disapproving · judgmental
Damaged by severe cold
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- chilledMade or kept cold
- windburnedSkin irritated by gusts
- numbLacking physical sensation
reddened · raw · ice-cold · bitter cold · wintry · weather-beaten · exposed · shivering
Aquatic mammal order
- porpoiseSmall toothed whale relative
- marine mammalWarm-blooded ocean dweller
- New ZealandPacific island nation
- coastalOf the shoreline
dorsal fin · pod · echolocation · endemic · conservation
prudish
Excessively concerned with propriety
- moralisticProne to lecturing others
- censoriousSeverely critical in judgment
- strait-lacedExcessively proper and strict
prim · priggish · sanctimonious · self-righteous · Victorian · Comstock · bluenose · disapproving · judgmental · uptight
frostbitten
Damaged by severe cold
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- chilledMade or kept cold
- windburnedSkin irritated by gusts
numb · reddened · raw · ice-cold · bitter cold · wintry · weather-beaten · exposed · shivering · hypothermic
cetacean
Aquatic mammal order
- porpoiseSmall toothed whale relative
- marine mammalWarm-blooded ocean dweller
- New ZealandPacific island nation
coastal · dorsal fin · pod · echolocation · endemic · conservation
blue-nosedpermissive
Tolerant, lacking strictness
libertine · broad-minded · tolerant · liberal · open-minded
blue-nosedfun-loving
Inclined toward amusement
free-spirited · laid-back · carefree · devil-may-care · bon vivant
blue-nosedhedonistic
Devoted to sensual pursuits
libertine · licentious · dissolute · debauched · sybaritic
blue, nose, bluer, bluest, blues, blued, bluing, bluish, blueness