3syllables
puritan
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Definitions ofpuritan
1noun
- (often disapproving) a puritanical person
1adjective
- (often disapproving) acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex
Synonyms: prude, puritanical
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