{ Pu′ri‐tan″ic (?), 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.