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Synonyms for puritanical
ˌpyʊər ɪˈtæn ɪ kəlpu·ri·tan·i·cal
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puritanicaladjective
of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
Synonyms:
priggish, tight-laced, straitlaced, square-toed, victorian, straightlaced, puritanic, straight-laced, strait-laced, blue(a), prim, prissy, prudishpriggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorianadjective
exaggeratedly proper
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
Synonyms:
blue(a), mincing, straitlaced, prissy, squeamish, overnice, dainty, straightlaced, priggish, prudish, strait-laced, tight-laced, nice, straight-laced, squared-toe, niminy-piminy, victorian, prim, puritanic, twee, square-toedblue(a), puritanic, puritanicaladjective
morally rigorous and strict
"the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1157 | nice | |
#6856 | victorian | |
#33359 | prim | |
#42465 | dainty | |
#59849 | twee | |
#65527 | ascetic | |
#82994 | demure | |
#87865 | squeamish | |
#92958 | prissy | |
#108246 | puritanical | |
#108620 | mincing | |
#142690 | prudish | |
#302146 | priggish |
How to use puritanical in a sentence?
Our society is filled with sexual myths and misconceptions, mostly stemming from a combination of our culture's puritanical roots, as well as rampant consumerism, which feeds off individual insecurities to sell unnecessary products.
She looked sort of puritanical and smelled nice.
Translations for puritanical
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- متزمتArabic
- puritánskáCzech
- puritanskDanish
- puritanischGerman
- puritanaEsperanto
- puritanoSpanish
- puritanicalPersian
- puritaaninenFinnish
- puritainFrench
- puritanachIrish
- puritánHungarian
- puritanIndonesian
- puritanoItalian
- פוריטניתHebrew
- 清教徒的Japanese
- puritanicalLatin
- puriteinsDutch
- puritanskNorwegian
- purytańskiPolish
- puritanoPortuguese
- puritanăRomanian
- puritanskaSwedish
- püritenTurkish
- khăt kheVietnamese
- 清教徒的Chinese
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