单词 | puristical |
释义 | puristicaladj. = puristic adj. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [adjective] > conforming to high moral standards > excessively puritanical1598 puritanic1606 puristical1852 Savonarolan1899 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [adjective] > correct clean1528 cleanly1579 correct1676 puristical1852 puristic1854 purist1856 1852 Westm. Rev. Apr. 415 Perhaps none of the puristical movements of the day is more emphatic and important than the water-cure. 1908 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 460 Her puristical vanity. 1958 Times 23 Dec. 3/2 There is much character dancing and music-hall movement that is excellent of its own sort and accords with the temper of a not too puristical audience. 1996 Interzone Jan. 18/1 He has these terrible varicose veins in his right leg, which have more or less made him quit using his hi-hat,..and the real mouldyfigs would say it's no loss, but I've never been that puristical. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1852 |
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