how to pronounce puritanical
/ˌpjʊə.ɹɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/
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puritanical is pronounced in five syllables
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An example use of puritanical in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… and puritanical in the extreme issuing …”
meanings of puritanical
adjective:
- Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt).
- Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
noun:
- One who holds puritanical attitudes.
puritanical frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR
the word puritanical occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics puritanical can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that puritanical can be often used in the following areas:
1) people, society, and culture;
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