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English adjective: puritanical | |||
| 1. | puritanical of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism | ||
| 2. | puritanical exaggeratedly proper | ||
| Samples | My straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts. | ||
| Synonyms | priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian | ||
| Similar | proper | ||
| Antonyms | improper | ||
| 3. | puritanical morally rigorous and strict | ||
| Samples | The puritan work ethic. Puritanic distaste for alcohol. She was anything but puritanical in her behavior. | ||
| Synonyms | blue, puritanic | ||
| Similar | nonindulgent, strict | ||
| Antonyms | indulgent | ||
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