puritanical

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puritanical^¹

/pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/ UK
/pjɚ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kl̩/ US

adjective more puritanical · most puritanical · Puritanical

Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. The host proposed divers puritanical fancies—nay, once hinted at a head of Cromwell himself; but the hostess overruled all these proposals, and stood firm by the Sun.
Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt). Mrs. Barrymore is of interest to me. She is a heavy, solid person, very limited, intensely respectable, and inclined to be puritanical. You could hardly conceive a less emotional subject. Yet I have told you how, on the first night here, I heard her sobbing bitterly, and since then I have more than

noun puritanicals · Puritanical

One who holds puritanical attitudes.

Puritanical^²

adjective more Puritanical · most Puritanical

Alternative letter-case form of puritanical President Upham delivered a lengthy speech which covered the entire history of the Society along with some Puritanical sniffing.

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adj of or pertaining to the Puritans

Deutsch	puritanisch
Русский	пурита́нский puritánskij

adj precise in observance of legal or religious requirements

Русский	пурита́нский puritánskij, стро́гий strógij

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@misc{puritanical_2026,
  title = {puritanical},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/puritanical},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}