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puritanical (adj.)

c. 1600, from Puritan + -ical. Chiefly in disparaging use. Related: Puritanically.

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Definitions of puritanical from WordNet

puritanical (adj.)
morally rigorous and strict;
she was anything but puritanical in her behavior
Synonyms: blue / puritanic
puritanical (adj.)
of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism;
puritanical (adj.)
exaggeratedly proper;
Synonyms: priggish / prim / prissy / prudish / square-toed / straitlaced / strait-laced / straightlaced / straight-laced / tight-laced / victorian
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Dictionary entries near puritanical

Purim

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purism

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Puritan

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Puritanism

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purloin

purple

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