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puritanical

adjective
🔊/ˌpjʊərɪˈtænɪkl/
🔊/ˌpjʊrɪˈtænɪkl/
(also puritan)
(usually disapproving)
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  1. having very strict moral attitudes清教徒式的；道德极严格的
    • Their parents had a puritanical streak and didn't approve of dancing.他们的父母管教颇严格，不赞成跳舞。🔊🔊
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPuritanical is used with these nouns:
    • streak
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