prudishly, puritanically
(adverb) in a prudish manner; “she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether she is really all that chaste”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
puritanically (comparative more puritanically, superlative most puritanically)
In a puritanical manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Pu`ri*tan"ic*al*ly, adv.
Definition: In a puritanical manner.
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.
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
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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