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puritanical 音标拼音: [pj,ʊrət'ænɪkəl] a. 清教的;禁欲的 清教的;禁欲的 puritanical adj 1: of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism 2: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" [synonym: {priggish}, {prim}, {prissy}, {prudish}, {puritanical}, {square-toed}, {straitlaced}, {strait-laced}, {straightlaced}, {straight-laced}, {tight- laced}, {victorian}] 3: morally rigorous and strict; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" [synonym: {blue(a)}, {puritanic}, {puritanical}] Puritanic \Pu`ri*tan"ic\, Puritanical \Pu`ri*tan"ic*al\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. [1913 Webster] 2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of reproach or contempt. [1913 Webster] Paritanical circles, from which plays and novels were strictly excluded. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] He had all the puritanic traits, both good and evil. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] 93 Moby Thesaurus words for "puritanical":
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