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Puritanical

Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.

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Proper 84% connected

Belonging to one; one's own; individual.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Proper 84% connected

Belonging to one; one's own; individual.

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Strict 84% connected

Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.

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Strict 84% connected

Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Puritan 74% connected

One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and wo…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Puritan 74% connected

One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and wo…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pertains to 2

Puritan 66% connected

One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and wo…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Puritanism 66% connected

The doctrines, notions, or practice of Puritans.

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Synonym 8

Blue 92% connected

Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; blue violets.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Priggish 92% connected

Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Prim 92% connected

The privet.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Prudish 92% connected

Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Puritanic 92% connected

Alt. of Puritanical

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Square-toed 92% connected

Having the toe square.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Strait-laced 92% connected

Bound with stays.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Victorian 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as, the Victorian poets.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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