- puritanical
- adjective Date: 1604 1. of, relating to, or characterized by a rigid morality 2. puritan • puritanically adverb
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puritanical — index draconian, rigid, severe, strict, stringent, tartuffish, uncompromising Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
puritanical — c.1600, from PURITAN (Cf. Puritan) + ICAL (Cf. ical). Chiefly in disparaging use … Etymology dictionary
puritanical — *prim, priggish, prissy, prudish, straitlaced, stuffy Analogous words: *rigid, rigorous, strict: *plain, simple, homely, unpretentious: *illiberal, narrow, narrow minded, hidebound, intolerant, bigoted … New Dictionary of Synonyms
puritanical — [adj] proper, straitlaced abstinent, austere, conforming, moral, priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, rigid, stern, strict, stuffy; concepts 401,404 … New thesaurus
puritanical — [pyoor΄i tan′i kəl] adj. 1. [P ] of the Puritans or Puritanism 2. extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religion: Also puritanic puritanically adv … English World dictionary
puritanical — [[t]pjʊ͟ərɪtæ̱nɪk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as puritanical, you mean that they have very strict moral principles, and often try to make other people behave in a more moral way. ...puritanical fathers... He has a… … English dictionary
puritanical — pu|ri|tan|i|cal [ˌpjuərıˈtænıkəl US ˌpjur ] adj very strict about moral matters, especially sex used in order to show disapproval ▪ a puritanical father who wouldn t let his children watch television ▪ The atmosphere at the school was… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Puritanical — Puritanic Pu ri*tan ic, Puritanical Pu ri*tan ic*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. [1913 Webster] 2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; often used … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puritanical — adj. Puritanical is used with these nouns: ↑streak … Collocations dictionary
puritanical — adjective having extreme attitudes about religion and moral behaviour: a puritanical father who wouldn t let his children watch television puritanically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
puritanical — adjective by modern standards, his parents are considered puritanical Syn: moralistic, puritan, pietistic, straitlaced, stuffy, prudish, prim, priggish; narrow minded, sententious, censorious; austere, severe, ascetic, abstemious; informal goody… … Thesaurus of popular words
