• (a.) Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of reproach or contempt. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/puritanical/
very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere. · (sometimes cap.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Puritans or Puritanism. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/puritanical