puritanized
Stripped of indulgence
Puritanized means made more strict, morally austere, or stripped of sensual pleasure—after the manner of the Puritans.
Something puritanized has had its earthly enjoyments suppressed or sanitized: The puritanized version of the song removed all references to drinking and dancing.
The word usually carries a critical tone, suggesting excessive or unwelcome moral constraint.
Excessively concerned with propriety
- sanctimoniousFeigning moral superiority
- preachyExcessively moralizing in tone
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
judgmental · pious · virtuous · chaste · temperance · abstinence · decency · rectitude
Unable to bend
- stringentSeverely exact and demanding
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
inflexible · austere · disciplined · draconian · authoritarian · harsh · unyielding · unbending
prudish
Excessively concerned with propriety
- sanctimoniousFeigning moral superiority
- preachyExcessively moralizing in tone
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
holier-than-thou · judgmental · pious · virtuous · chaste · temperance · abstinence · decency · rectitude · scrupulous
rigid
Unable to bend
uncompromising · inflexible · austere · disciplined · draconian · authoritarian · harsh · unyielding · unbending · rigorous
bowdlerize
Remove objectionable content
cleanse · scrub · edit · prune · excise · suppress · ban · prohibit · restrict · forbidden
puritanizedliberalized
Made less restrictive
loosened · relaxed · deregulated · freed · unshackled
puritanizedsexualized
Made to seem sexual
eroticized · vulgarized · corrupted · debauched · licentious
puritanizeduncensored
Without removed content
sexualized · eroticized · vulgarized · explicit · unsanitized