puritanical[adjective]Synonyms: strict, ascetic, austere, narrow-minded, proper, prudish, puritan, severe, strait-laced
Contrasted words: liberal, tolerant, modern
Related Words: rigorous,
strict,
bigoted,
hidebound,
illiberal,
intolerant,
narrow,
narrow-minded [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pu‧ri‧tan‧i‧cal /ˌpjʊərəˈtænɪk
əl◂, ˌpjʊərɪˈtænɪk
əl◂ $ ˌpjʊr-/
adjective very strict about moral matters, especially sex – used in order to show disapproval:
a puritanical father who wouldn’t let his children watch television The atmosphere at the school was oppressively puritanical. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲