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puritanical
pu·ri·tan·i·cal P0669100 (pyo͝or′ĭ-tăn′ĭ-kəl)adj.1. Rigorous in religious observance; marked by stern morality.2. Puritanical Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Puritans.
pu′ri·tan′i·cal·ly adv.pu′ri·tan′i·cal·ness n.puritanical (ˌpjʊərɪˈtænɪkəl) or less commonly puritanic adj1. usually derogatory strict in moral or religious outlook, esp in shunning sensual pleasures2. (sometimes capital) of or relating to a puritan or the Puritans3. (Protestantism) (sometimes capital) of or relating to a puritan or the Puritans4. (Historical Terms) (sometimes capital) of or relating to a puritan or the Puritans ˌpuriˈtanically adv ˌpuriˈtanicalness npu•ri•tan•i•cal (ˌpyʊər ɪˈtæn ɪ kəl) also pu`ri•tan′ic,
adj. 1. very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere. 2. (sometimes cap.) of or pertaining to Puritans or Puritanism. [1600–10] pu`ri•tan′i•cal•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | puritanical - of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism | | 2. |  puritanical - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"prissy, prudish, square-toed, straightlaced, straight-laced, straitlaced, strait-laced, tight-laced, priggish, prim, victorianproper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" | | 3. | puritanical - morally rigorous and strict; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"puritanic, bluenonindulgent, strict - characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint |
puritanicaladjective strict, forbidding, puritan, stuffy, narrow, severe, proper, stiff, rigid, disapproving, austere, fanatical, bigoted, prim, ascetic, narrow-minded, prudish, strait-laced He has a puritanical attitude towards sex.
liberal, tolerant, indulgent, permissive, hedonistic, broad-minded, latitudinarianpuritanicaladjectiveMarked by excessive concern for propriety and good form:bluenosed, genteel, old-maidish, precise, priggish, prim, prissy, proper, prudish, strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian.Idiom: prim and proper.Translationspuritan (ˈpjuəritən) noun1. a person who is strict and disapproves of many kinds of enjoyment. 清教徒 清教徒2. formerly, in England and America, a member of a religious group wanting to make church worship etc simpler and plainer. 清教徒(基督教新教的一派) 清教徒（基督教新教的一派） ˌpuriˈtanical (-ˈtӕ-) adjective 清教徒的 清教徒的
EncyclopediaSeePuritanpuritanical
Synonyms for puritanicaladj strictSynonyms- strict
- forbidding
- puritan
- stuffy
- narrow
- severe
- proper
- stiff
- rigid
- disapproving
- austere
- fanatical
- bigoted
- prim
- ascetic
- narrow-minded
- prudish
- strait-laced
Antonyms- liberal
- tolerant
- indulgent
- permissive
- hedonistic
- broad-minded
- latitudinarian
Synonyms for puritanicaladj marked by excessive concern for propriety and good formSynonyms- bluenosed
- genteel
- old-maidish
- precise
- priggish
- prim
- prissy
- proper
- prudish
- strait-laced
- stuffy
- Victorian
Synonyms for puritanicaladj exaggeratedly properSynonyms- prissy
- prudish
- square-toed
- straightlaced
- straight-laced
- straitlaced
- strait-laced
- tight-laced
- priggish
- prim
- victorian
Related Wordsadj morally rigorous and strictSynonymsRelated Words |