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pu·ri·tan·i·cal
 puritanical
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- pronunciation:
- pyuh
rih
tae
nih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
extremely rigid and strict in moral or religious matters.
- synonyms:
- puritan, strict
- antonyms:
- permissive
- similar words:
- ascetic, austere, dogmatic, fanatical, hidebound, prudish, rigid, severe, zealous
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| definition 2: |
(sometimes cap.) of, relating to, or like Puritans or Puritanism.
- synonyms:
- Puritan
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| related words: |
squeamish |
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