'Puristic' definitions:
Definition of 'Puristic'
From: GCIDE
- Puristic \Pu*ris"tic\, Puristical \Pu*ris"tic*al\, a. Of or pertaining to purists or purism. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'puristic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bigoted,
- censorious,
- choicy,
- choosy,
- conscientious,
- creedbound,
- critical,
- discriminating,
- discriminative,
- dogmatic,
- dour,
- elegant,
- euphemistic,
- euphuistic,
- evangelical,
- exact,
- exacting,
- exquisite,
- fastidious,
- firm,
- formalistic,
- fundamentalist,
- goody good-good,
- goody-goody,
- hard,
- hidebound,
- hyperorthodox,
- impliable,
- inexorable,
- inflexible,
- iron,
- ironbound,
- ironclad,
- ironhanded,
- literalist,
- literalistic,
- methodical,
- meticulous,
- mincing,
- muscle-bound,
- namby-pamby,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- orderly,
- orthodox,
- overnice,
- overprecise,
- overrefined,
- particular,
- pedantic,
- perfectionistic,
- picky,
- precieuse,
- precious,
- precise,
- precisian,
- precisianist,
- precisianistic,
- precisionist,
- precisionistic,
- priggish,
- procrustean,
- prudish,
- punctilious,
- purist,
- puritan,
- puritanic,
- puritanical,
- relentless,
- rigid,
- rigorist,
- rigoristic,
- rigorous,
- rockbound,
- Sabbatarian,
- scrupulous,
- selective,
- sensitive,
- simpering,
- staunch,
- stiff,
- straightlaced,
- straitlaced,
- strict,
- stubborn,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- unrelenting,
- unyielding