Hyphenation of puritanical

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word puritanical? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

pu-ri-tan-i-cal

Definitions of puritanical:

1.	Of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
2.	Exaggeratedly proper My straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
3.	Morally rigorous and strict The puritan work ethic Puritanic distaste for alcohol She was anything but puritanical in her behavior

Synonyms of puritanical:

adj	abstainer, ascetic, Protestantism
adj	priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian, proper
adj	blue, puritan, puritanic, nonindulgent

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