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puritanical 
(TTS Sound)
(TTS Sound)KK Pronunciation
〔 ˏpjUrәˋtænIkL 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˏpjuәriˊtænikәl 〕
Overview of adj puritanical
The adj puritanical has 3 senses
- puritanical -- (of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism)
- priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian -- (exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts")
- blue, puritanic, puritanical -- (morally rigorous and strict; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior")