puritanical
adjective
very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.
puritanically
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a word derived from
puritanical.
Example Sentences
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Its aims include diversifying Saudi Arabia’s oil-dependent economy and revamping its long-held image from a puritanically religious kingdom inaccessible to outsiders into a regional entertainment mecca.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2022
The whole story concludes with a satirical poem that uses double-entendres to poke fun at the puritanically intolerant.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2019
One NES game assumed you were puritanically obsessed about recreating unremarkable MLB lineups.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 26, 2018
This is an amazing accomplishment, as Apple runs probably the most puritanically walled-garden site on the web.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2013
We are not puritanically severe in our notions, and we intend no reproach to the religious or moral habits of other nations.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 377, June 27, 1829 by Various
