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puritanical

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adjective (a)

of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism(adj.pert)

source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

exaggeratedly proper(adj.all)

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

source: wordnet30
morally rigorous and strict(adj.all)

Example:
She was anything but puritanical in her behavior.

Synonym:
blue, puritanic

source: wordnet30

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