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puritanical

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11 lettersPronunciation /pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aaciilnprtuStarts with PEnds with L0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. morally rigorous and strict

Word origin

From puritanic + -al.

Used in a sentence

  • The host proposed divers puritanical fancies—nay, once hinted at a head of Cromwell himself; but the hostess overruled all these proposals, and stood firm by the Sun.
  • President Upham delivered a lengthy speech which covered the entire history of the Society along with some Puritanical sniffing.
  • […] in his writings he [Benjamin Franklin] took an earthy, practical view of sex that outraged Puritanical sentiment.

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