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单词 puritanical
释义

puritanical

adjective

pu·​ri·​tan·​i·​cal ˌpyu̇r-ə-ˈta-ni-kəl How to pronounce puritanical (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or characterized by a rigid morality
2
: puritan
puritanically
ˌpyu̇r-ə-ˈta-ni-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce puritanical (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • bluenosed
  • nice-nelly
  • prim
  • prudish
  • straitlaced
  • straightlaced
  • Victorian
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Example Sentences

some of the state laws concerning sexual behavior are vestiges of a more puritanical time and are rarely, if ever, enforced
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Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2

puritanical

adjective

as in Victorian
given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals some of the state laws concerning sexual behavior are vestiges of a more puritanical time and are rarely, if ever, enforced

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • Victorian
  • prudish
  • straitlaced
  • moral
  • straightlaced
  • prim
  • priggish
  • proper
  • staid
  • bluenosed
  • refined
  • nice-nelly
  • honest
  • upright
  • stuffy
  • decent
  • virtuous
  • genteel
  • righteous
  • right

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • permissive
  • prurient
  • immoral
  • liberated
  • wicked
  • indecent
  • lax
  • improper
  • bad
  • lecherous
  • loose
  • sleazy
  • depraved
  • perverted
  • debauched
  • degenerate
  • lickerish
  • sluttish
  • skanky
  • slutty
  • trampy
  • degraded
  • slatternly
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