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   puritanical

   /ˌpjʊərɪˈtanɪkl/

   adjective

   • 1. having or displaying a very strict or censorious moral attitude towards self-indulgence or sex: "his puritanical parents saw any kind of pleasure as the road to damnation"

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   • 1. puritanically adverb

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   Puritanical means having strict moral standards that forbid many pleasures. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, and usage of this adjective with examples from the Hansard archive and other sources.

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     believing or involving the belief that it is important to...

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     PURITANICAL translate: 清教主義的；宗教（或道德）上非常拘謹的. Learn more in...

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     PURITANICAL translate: 清教主义的；宗教（或道德）上非常拘谨的. Learn more in...

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   Puritanical means of, relating to, or characterized by a rigid morality. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for puritanical.

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   Puritanical definition: very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.. See examples of PURITANICAL used in a sentence.

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   Puritanical means having strict moral standards that forbid many pleasures. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms and usage of this adjective with examples from various sources.

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   Strict, straight laced, and unsmiling, someone who is puritanical follows moral or religious rules to the letter.

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   If you describe someone as puritanical, you mean that they have very strict moral principles, and often try to make other people behave in a more moral way.

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    Puritanical means having very strict moral attitudes, usually disapproving of things like dancing. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from Oxford University Press.