(adj) morally rigorous and strict, Syn. puritanical, puritanic, Example:the puritan work ethic; puritanic distaste for alcohol; she was anything but puritanical in her behavior
{ } 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 reproach or contempt. [ 1913 Webster ]
Paritanical circles, from which plays and novels were strictly excluded. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
He had all the puritanic traits, both good and evil. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]