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puritanical
adjective pu·ri·tan·i·cal \ˌpyu̇r-ə-ˈta-ni-kəl\
: very strict especially concerning morals and religion
Full Definition of PURITANICAL
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: of, relating to, or characterized by a rigid morality
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First Known Use of PURITANICAL
1604
Related to PURITANICAL
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- bluenosed, nice-nelly, prim, prudish, straitlaced, Victorian
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