- Puritanically
- Puritanically \Pu`ri*tan"ic*al*ly\, adv. In a puritanical manner. [1913 Webster]
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Puritanically
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puritanically — adverb in a prudish manner she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether she is really all that chaste • Syn: ↑prudishly • Derived from adjective: ↑puritanical, ↑prudish (for: ↑prudishly) * * * … Useful english dictionary
puritanically — adverb see puritanical … New Collegiate Dictionary
puritanically — See puritanical. * * * … Universalium
puritanically — adverb In a puritanical manner … Wiktionary
puritanically — adv. in a puritanical manner, with strictness on moral or religious issues … English contemporary dictionary
puritanically — pu·ri·tan·i·cal·ly … English syllables
puritanically — See: puritanical … 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
prudishly — adverb in a prudish manner she acts prudishly, but I wonder whether she is really all that chaste • Syn: ↑puritanically • Derived from adjective: ↑puritanical (for: ↑puritanically), ↑prudish … Useful english dictionary
puritanical — adjective Date: 1604 1. of, relating to, or characterized by a rigid morality 2. puritan • puritanically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
