Associations to the word «Puritanical»

Wiktionary

PURITANICAL, adjective. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
PURITANICAL, adjective. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; — often used by way of reproach or contempt.
PURITANICAL, noun. One who holds puritanical attitudes.

Dictionary definition

PURITANICAL, adjective. Of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism.
PURITANICAL, adjective. Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts".
PURITANICAL, adjective. Morally rigorous and strict; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior".

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