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Timorous vs Puritanical - What's the difference?

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Timorous is a related term of puritanical.


As adjectives the difference between timorous and puritanical

is that timorous is fearful, afraid, timid while puritanical is of or pertaining to the puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.

As a noun puritanical is

one who holds puritanical attitudes.

timorous

English

Alternative forms

* timourous (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • fearful, afraid, timid
  • * by
    • Wee sleekit, cowrin', tim'rou s beastie,
    Oh, what a panic's in thy breastie!
  • * , Episode 16
    • He turned a long you are wrong gaze on Stephen of timorous dark pride at the soft impeachment with a glance also of entreaty for he seemed to glean in a kind of a way that it wasn't all exactly.

    Synonyms

    * (fearful) fearful, shy, timid

    Antonyms

    * (fearful) daredevil, dauntless, reckless

    puritanical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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.

    • Quotations

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who holds puritanical attitudes.