Puritanical (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Morally rigorous and strict; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"; "blue laws".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
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Meaning 2
Of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Related Words
Meaning 3
Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Synonyms
- Tight-laced
- Priggish
- Prissy
- Square-toed
- Straitlaced
- Straight-laced
- Strait-laced
- Straightlaced
- Prudish
- Victorian
- Prim