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puritanic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective puritanic has 1 sense
- puritanic(s = adj.all) blue, puritanical - morally rigorous and strict; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior" Derived forms noun puritan3, noun puritan2
CIDE DICTIONARY
puritanic, a.
- Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. [1913 Webster]
- 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." [1913 Webster]"He had all the puritanic traits, both good and evil." [1913 Webster]
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