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Meaning of word puritanical from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

puritanical adjective

Meaning : Of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism.

Meaning : Exaggeratedly proper.

Example : My straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts.

Synonyms : priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian

Meaning : Morally rigorous and strict.

Example : Puritanic distaste for alcohol.
She was anything but puritanical in her behavior.
Blue laws.

Synonyms : blue, puritanic

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