puritanic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

puritanic
    adj 1: morally rigorous and strict; "the puritan work ethic";
           "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but
           puritanical in her behavior" [syn: {blue(a)},
           {puritanic}, {puritanical}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Puritanic \Pu`ri*tan"ic\, Puritanical \Pu`ri*tan"ic*al\, a.
   1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines
      and practice.
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   2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements;
      strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of
      reproach or contempt.
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            Paritanical circles, from which plays and novels
            were strictly excluded.               --Macaulay.
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            He had all the puritanic traits, both good and evil.
                                                  --Hawthorne.
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