puritanical

English

puritanical (comparative more puritanical, superlative most puritanical)

Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
- 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 192:
  The host proposed divers puritanical fancies—nay, once hinted at a head of Cromwell himself; but the hostess overruled all these proposals, and stood firm by the Sun.
Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt).

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of or pertaining to the Puritans

precise in observance of legal or religious requirements

puritanical (plural puritanicals)

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