puritan
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures
Types & categories
- abstainer hypernym
Related & opposite
- bluea derivation
Sense 2 noun
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
Types & categories
- unpleasant person hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bluea |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | abstainer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bluea |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prissy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | unpleasant person |