puritanical

Modifies a noun

• attitude: Its very rude name, reflects a less puritanical attitude than ours to the joy of hybridisation.
• way: The arrogant, puritanical way Horne conducted his business seemed the way things should be done.
• liberalism: So puritanical liberalism encourages people to improve themselves to remove themselves from poverty.
• streak: But there was a puritanical streak within Parker's sexual attitude, and we never became too personal on the subject.
• value: Don't let puritanical values drive your life if you want to blend in for safety.
• view: When Taliban captured Kabul, mutual benefits and Taliban's puritanical views brought bin Laden close to the Afghan militia.

Modifying Another Word

• almost: The Influence of the Church The Victorian age is quite famous for its almost puritanical outlook.
• rather: A man like that might personally be rather Puritanical; but he would never call it being a Puritan.
• too: The emphasis on a conservative ethical outlook was considered far too puritanical for a generation discovering a new meaning to the idea of freedom.
• very: Grundy ( Harry H Corbett ) is a newsagent with a very puritanical outlook on life.
• fairly: The cavalier attitude of France and Germany to the stability pact cannot have helped to convert the fairly puritanical Swedes to further continental entanglement.

Used with adjective complement

seem: When Italy is mad on art the Church seems too Puritanical when England is mad on Puritanism the Church seems too artistic.