puritanical

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
2. 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.

Sinonieme

puritanic

blue

tight-laced

priggish

prim

prissy

prudish

puritan

straitlaced

strait-laced

victorian

square-toed

straight-laced

straightlaced

censorious

rigorous

crucial

disciplinarian

dry

frightened

hard

precise

severe

stern

stringent

austere

strict

Vertalings

puritano

puritain

puritanisch

bégueule

puritano

trocken und hart

sittenstreng

conservador

bleu

bleue

collet monté

prude

πουριτανικός

αυστηρός

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/

Etimologie (Engels)

From puritanic + -al.