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puritanical
adjective(pu-ri-tan-i-cal)
morally rigorous and strict
Synonyms: blue, puritanic,
Examples:
She was anything but puritanical in her behavior.
puritanical
adjective(pu-ri-tan-i-cal)
exaggeratedly proper
Synonyms: priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian,
puritanical
(pu-ri-tan-i-cal)
of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism

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