ˈpɹɪɡɪʃ ˈpɹɪsi pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl pjɚ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kl̩ vɪkˈtɔːɹiən morally rigorous and strict puritanic distaste for alcohol she was anything but puritanical in her behavior blue laws exaggeratedly proper my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism