puritanical

adjectives

of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
puritanical
is derived from
Puritanism
pertains to
puritan
pertains to
Puritanism
exaggeratedly proper
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian
is derived from
puritan
morally rigorous and strict
"the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"
blue, puritanic, puritanical
is derived from
puritan
is derived from
Puritanism