PURITANIC

puritanic, blue(a), puritanical

(adjective) morally rigorous and strict; “puritanic distaste for alcohol”; “she was anything but puritanical in her behavior”; “blue laws”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

puritanic (comparative more puritanic, superlative most puritanic)

Archaic form of puritanical.

Source: Wiktionary


Pu`ri*tan"ic, Pu`ri*tan"ic*al, a.

1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.

2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of reproach or contempt. Paritanical circles, from which plays and novels were strictly excluded. Macaulay. He had all the puritanic traits, both good and evil. Hawthorne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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