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English to English adjective
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of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism |  | source: wordnet30 adjective satellite
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exaggeratedly proper | | Example: my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
source: wordnet30
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morally rigorous and strict | | Example: the puritan work ethic
puritanic distaste for alcohol
she was anything but puritanical in her behavior
source: wordnet30
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