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puritanical

/pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/ /pjɚ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kl̩/

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noun

Puritaner

One who holds puritanical attitudes.

Examples :

"My aunt is such a puritanical; she disapproves of anyone wearing revealing clothing, even at the beach. "

Meine Tante ist so eine Puritanerin; sie missbilligt es, wenn jemand freizügige Kleidung trägt, selbst am Strand.

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adjective

puritanisch, strenggläubig

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

Examples :

"The strict rules about dress at the school were quite puritanical, forbidding anything considered too flashy. "

Die strengen Kleidervorschriften der Schule waren ziemlich puritanisch und verboten alles, was als zu auffällig galt.

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adjective

Puritanisch, prüde, übermäßig streng

Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt).

Examples :

"My grandmother had a puritanical approach to mealtimes, insisting on everyone eating exactly the same amount of food and precisely the same vegetables. "

Meine Großmutter hatte einen puritanischen Ansatz für die Mahlzeiten und bestand darauf, dass jeder genau die gleiche Menge an Essen und genau das gleiche Gemüse aß.

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