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puritanical > 3 senses
ADJECTIVE1puritanicalOf or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
2puritanical, priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorianExaggeratedly proper
3puritanical, blue, puritan, puritanicMorally rigorous and strict
puritanical > pronunciation
Soundspyuh.rahtae'nihkahl
Rhymesabdominal, Abel, able, and 2061 more rhymes in ahl...
puritanical > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or relating to Puritans or Puritanism.
NounsPuritanism; puritan; Puritanism
puritanical > adjective 2
MeaningExaggeratedly proper.
Synonymspriggish, prim, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian
Similar toproper
Nounspuritan
Adverbspuritanically
puritanical > adjective 3
MeaningMorally rigorous and strict.
Examples"she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
Synonymsblue, puritan, puritanic
Similar tononindulgent, strict
Nounspuritan; Puritanism

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