puritanical
/ˌpjʊərɪˈtænɪkl/adjective
उच्चारण प्युअरिटैनिकल
कट्टर नैतिकतावादी, शुद्धतावादी, आमोद-प्रमोद विरोधी
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disapproving
having very strict moral attitudes and believing that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary
कट्टर नैतिकतावादी, शुद्धतावादी, आमोद-प्रमोद विरोधी
- His parents had a puritanical attitude to films and music.
- a puritanical code of conduct
Synonyms strict prudish austere straitlaced moralistic
Opposite permissive liberal broad-minded indulgent
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⌂Word origin and word building
From the Puritans, a group of English Protestants in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries who wanted simpler forms of worship and very strict morals.
यह शब्द Puritans से आया है, जो सोलहवीं और सत्रहवीं शताब्दी के English Protestants का एक समूह था और सरल उपासना तथा बहुत सख़्त नैतिकता चाहता था।