Puritanical and Smug

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Puritanical adjective - Given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals.

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Smug and puritanical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smug" instead an adjective "Puritanical".

Nearby Words: puritan, puritanism, puritanic

Smug adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.

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Puritanical and smug are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Puritanical" instead an adjective "Smug".

Nearby Words: smugness, smugly

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