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puritanical

adjective
- of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
- exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn''t approve of my miniskirts"
Synonyms: priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian Similar: proper - 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 Similar: nonindulgent
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