puritanically
adverb
uk/ˌpjʊə.rɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌpjʊr.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl.i/in a way thatinvolvesthebeliefthat it isimportanttoworkhard andcontrolyourself, and thatpleasureiswrongorunnecessary:
He was puritanicallyfrugal.
Thelegislationis not puritanicallyrestrictive.
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puritanical
- Architects are nolongerintimidatedby the puritanicallymorallanguageoforthodoxModernarchitecture
- They are puritanicallyprecisewithlanguage.
- Galleries arefocusedpuritanically on theart.
Self-control and moderation
- ahold
- anti-pleasure
- ascetically
- asceticism
- be in command (ofyourself)idiom
- boundary
- get a grip (onyourself)idiom
- go easyidiom
- go steady onsomethingidiom
- grip
- impervious
- mind over matteridiom
- restrained
- restraint
- restrict
- restrictyourselftosomething
- rise abovesomething
- temperance
- undignified
- willpower