Puritanic

Pu`ri`tan´ic

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.

Adj.

puritanic - morally rigorous and strict; "blue laws"; "the puritan work ethic"; "puritanic distaste for alcohol"; "she was anything but puritanical in her behavior"

Synonyms: puritan, puritanical, blue