 puritanical |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] exaggeratedly proper | |
| Synonyms: | straitlaced prim prudish square-toed prissy straightlaced tight-laced victorian priggish | |
| Examples: | "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" |
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| Related terms: | proper | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism | |
| Related terms: | puritan Puritanism | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] exaggeratedly proper | |
| Synonyms: | straitlaced prim prudish square-toed straight-laced straightlaced strait-laced prissy tight-laced victorian priggish | |
| Examples: | "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" |
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| Related terms: | proper | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] morally rigorous and strict | |
| Synonyms: | puritan puritanic blue | |
| Examples: | "blue laws" "the puritan work ethic" "puritanic distaste for alcohol" "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" |
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| Related terms: | nonindulgent | |
| Similar spelling: |
puritanically puritanic Puritanism |
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