puritanical

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puritanically
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puritanically
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Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; — often used by way of reproach or contempt
Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice
{a} relating to puritans, demure
Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; - often used by way of reproach or contempt
morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; often used by way of reproach or contempt
exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
{s} strict on religious and moral issues, supporting modesty and simplicity
of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
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. He has a puritanical attitude towards sex. very strict about moral matters, especially sex - used in order to show disapproval

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puritanically
in a puritanical manner, with strictness on moral or religious issues
puritanically
In a puritanical manner
puritanically
in a prudish manner; "she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether she is really all that chaste"
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