Usually means: Strictly observing strict moral behavior.
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  1. puritanical: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. puritanical: Merriam-Webster
  3. puritanical: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. puritanical: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. puritanical: Collins English Dictionary
  6. puritanical: Vocabulary.com
  7. Puritanical, puritanical: Wordnik
  8. puritanical: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. puritanical: Wiktionary
  10. puritanical: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. puritanical: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. puritanical: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. puritanical: Dictionary.com
  14. puritanical: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Puritanical: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Puritanical: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. puritanical: Rhymezone
  18. Puritanical: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. puritanical: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. puritanical: FreeDictionary.org
  21. puritanical: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. puritanical: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. puritanical: Wordcraft Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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adjective:  Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
adjective:  Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt).
noun:  One who holds puritanical attitudes.
adjective:  Alternative letter-case form of puritanical. [Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.]

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