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Definition of puritanical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

puritanical

adjective
 
/ˌpjʊərɪˈtænɪkl/
 
/ˌpjʊrɪˈtænɪkl/
(also puritan)
(usually disapproving)
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  1. having very strict moral attitudes
    • Their parents had a puritanical streak and didn't approve of dancing.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPuritanical is used with these nouns:
    • streak
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