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puritanical
adjective
morally rigorous and strict
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pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl
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adjective
morally rigorous and strict
“puritanic distaste for alcohol”
adjective
exaggeratedly proper
“my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts”
adjective
of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
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puritanic distaste for alcohol
she was anything but puritanical in her behavior
blue laws
my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
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