Puritanical Meaning

There are 3 meaning(s) for word Puritanical

Meaning 1 : morally rigorous and strict

    Example : she was anything but puritanical in her behavior

    Synonyms : blue,  puritanic
Meaning 2 : exaggeratedly proper

    Synonyms : priggish,  prim,  prissy,  prudish,  square-toed,  straight-laced,  straightlaced,  strait-laced,  straitlaced,  tight-laced,  victorian
Meaning 3 : of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism