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1. (adj.) puritanical
very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.
2. puritanical
(sometimes cap.) of or pertaining to Puritans or Puritanism.
Etymology: (1600–10)
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1. (adj) puritanical
of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
2. (adj) priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian
exaggeratedly proper
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
3. (adj) blue(a), puritanic, puritanical
morally rigorous and strict
"the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
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1. (adj) puritanical
of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice
2. (adj) puritanical
precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of reproach or contempt
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