PURITANICAL

puritanical

Noun

  1. One who holds puritanical attitudes.

Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
  2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; — often used by way of reproach or contempt.


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