Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Puritanical — Puritanic Pu ri*tan ic, Puritanical Pu ri*tan ic*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. [1913 Webster] 2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; often used … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Puritanic — Pu ri*tan ic, Puritanical Pu ri*tan ic*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. [1913 Webster] 2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; often used by way of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puritanical — [pyoor΄i tan′i kəl] adj. 1. [P ] of the Puritans or Puritanism 2. extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religion: Also puritanic puritanically adv … English World dictionary
puritanic — adjective morally rigorous and strict the puritan work ethic puritanic distaste for alcohol she was anything but puritanical in her behavior • Syn: ↑blue, ↑puritanical • Similar to: ↑nonindulgent, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
puritanical — puritanically, adv. puritanicalness, n. /pyoor i tan i keuhl/, adj. 1. very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere. 2. (sometimes cap.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Puritans or Puritanism. Also,… … Universalium
puritanical — Synonyms and related words: Albigensian, Catharist, Franciscan, Quakerish, Sabbatarian, Trappist, Victorian, Waldensian, abstinent, anchoritic, ascetic, austere, bigoted, censorious, choicy, choosy, conscientious, creedbound, critical, demure,… … Moby Thesaurus
puritanic — a.; (also puritanical) Strict, rigid, ascetic, over scrupulous, prim, strait laced, precise in religious matters … New dictionary of synonyms
puritanical — a. See puritanic … New dictionary of synonyms
puritanical — adj strict, austere, ascetic; severe, precise, strait laced, anchoritic, abstinent; hyperorthodox, pietistic, formal, dogmatic, zealous, fanatical, puritan, puritanic; narrow, uncompromising, rigid, arbitrary, hide bound, stiffnecked, stiff … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
puritanical — /pjurəˈtænɪkəl/ (say pyoohruh tanikuhl) adjective 1. having the character of a puritan; excessively strict, rigid, or austere. 2. of, relating to, or characteristic of puritans. Also, puritanic. –puritanically, adverb –puritanicalness, noun …
severe — I adjective acrimonious, afflictive, agonizing, astringent, austere, austerus, bearish, brutal, censorious, churlish, coercive, cold, condemnatory, critical, cruel, despotic, difficult, domineering, dour, drastic, durus, exacting, excruciating,… … Law dictionary
