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puritanical

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Adjective

morally rigorous and strict
- the puritan work ethic
- puritanic distaste for alcohol
- she was anything but puritanical in her behavior

exaggeratedly proper
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts

of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism

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Synonyms:
blue(a) puritanic

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "puritanical":
puritanical puritanically
Words contain "puritanical":
puritanical puritanically
Words contain "puritanical" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
puritanical puritanic blue

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