Definition of 'puritanical'

Adjective

1. of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
2. exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
      Synonyms: priggish prim prissy prudish square-toed straitlaced strait-laced straightlaced straight-laced tight-laced victorian
3. morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
      Synonyms: blue puritan puritanic

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