a. 清教徒的, 清教主义的, 宗教上极端拘谨的, 道德上极端拘谨的

[ adj ]
morally rigorous and strict
<adj.all>
the puritan work ethicpuritanic distaste for alcohol
she was anything but puritanical in her behavior

Puritanic \Pu`ri*tan"ic\, Puritanical \Pu`ri*tan"ic*al\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines
and practice.

2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements;
strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of
reproach or contempt.

Paritanical circles, from which plays and novels
were strictly excluded. --Macaulay.

He had all the puritanic traits, both good and evil.
--Hawthorne.