Puritanical vs Strict - What's the difference?
puritanical | strict |
Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; — often used by way of reproach or contempt.
Strained; drawn close; tight.
Tense; not relaxed.
Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.
Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
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(botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
Severe in discipline.
As adjectives the difference between puritanical and strict
is that puritanical is of or pertaining to the puritans, or to their doctrines and practice while strict is strained; drawn close; tight.As a noun puritanical
is one who holds puritanical attitudes.puritanical
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(en adjective)Quotations
strict
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Adjective
(er)- strict embrace
- strict ligature
- strict fiber
- to keep strict watch
- to pay strict attention
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- very strict in observing the Sabbath
- to understand words in a strict sense