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puritanical
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puritanical in WordNet English dictionary
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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puritanic
puritanical
exaggeratedly proper
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
priggish
prim
prissy
prudish
puritanical
square-toed
straitlaced
strait-laced
straightlaced
straight-laced
tight-laced
victorian
of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
puritanical
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