puritanical
adjective
1. of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
2. exaggeratedly proper
Similar word(s): proper, priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, straightlaced, straitlaced, victorian
3. morally rigorous and strict
- puritanic distaste for alcohol
- she was anything but puritanical in her behavior
Similar word(s): nonindulgent, strict, blue, puritanic
noun
1. One who holds puritanical attitudes.