puritanical

英 [pjʊərɪ'tænɪk(ə)l] 美['pjʊrə'tænɪkl]

• adj. 清教徒的；极端拘谨的

1. of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism

2. exaggeratedly proper;

"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

3. morally rigorous and strict;

"blue laws"

"the puritan work ethic"

"puritanic distaste for alcohol"

"she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"