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I Adj.1. HIST. Puritan2. fig. puritanicalII Adv. puritanically; puritanisch leben / erzogen werden live a life of puritanical severity / have a puritanical upbringing* * *puritanical* * *pu|ri|ta|nisch [puri'taːnɪʃ]1. adj (HIST)Puritan; (pej) puritanical2. adv (pej)puritanicallysie verhält sich sehr puritánisch — she is really puritanical
* * ** * *pu·ri·ta·nisch[puriˈta:nɪʃ]1. HIST Puritandie \puritanische Revolution the English Civil Wars2. (a. pej) puritanicaleine \puritanische alte Jungfer a puritanical old spinster* * *1) Puritan2) (fig.) puritanical* * *A. adj1. HIST Puritan2. fig puritanicalB. adv puritanically;puritanisch leben/erzogen werden live a life of puritanical severity/have a puritanical upbringing* * *1) Puritan2) (fig.) puritanical* * *adj.puritanical adj. adv.puritanically adv. -
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* * *puritanical* * *sịt|ten|strengadjhighly moral* * *(strict and severe in attitude and behaviour.) strait-laced* * *sit·ten·strengadj (veraltend) highly moral, having high moral standards* * * -
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puritanical — index draconian, rigid, severe, strict, stringent, tartuffish, uncompromising Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
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puritanical — [adj] proper, straitlaced abstinent, austere, conforming, moral, priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, rigid, stern, strict, stuffy; concepts 401,404 … New thesaurus
puritanical — [pyoor΄i tan′i kəl] adj. 1. [P ] of the Puritans or Puritanism 2. extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religion: Also puritanic puritanically adv … English World dictionary
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Puritanical — Puritanic Pu ri*tan ic, Puritanical Pu ri*tan ic*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. [1913 Webster] 2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; often used … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puritanical — adj. Puritanical is used with these nouns: ↑streak … Collocations dictionary
puritanical — adjective having extreme attitudes about religion and moral behaviour: a puritanical father who wouldn t let his children watch television puritanically / kli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
puritanical — adjective by modern standards, his parents are considered puritanical Syn: moralistic, puritan, pietistic, straitlaced, stuffy, prudish, prim, priggish; narrow minded, sententious, censorious; austere, severe, ascetic, abstemious; informal goody… … Thesaurus of popular words