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• pu´ri|tan´i|cal|ly — Pu|ri|tan|i|cal «PYUR uh TAN uh kuhl», adjective. having to do with or like the Puritans. pu|ri|tan|i|cal «PYUR uh TAN uh kuhl», adjective. of or like a puritan; very strict or too strict in morals or religion. SYNONYM(S): austere. ╂[<… …   Useful english dictionary

• pu|ri|tan|i|cal — «PYUR uh TAN uh kuhl», adjective. having to do with or like the Puritans. pu|ri|tan|i|cal «PYUR uh TAN uh kuhl», adjective. of or like a puritan; very strict or too strict in morals or religion. SYNONYM(S): austere. ╂[< Puritanical]… …   Useful english dictionary

• Pu|ri|tan|i|cal — «PYUR uh TAN uh kuhl», adjective. having to do with or like the Puritans. pu|ri|tan|i|cal «PYUR uh TAN uh kuhl», adjective. of or like a puritan; very strict or too strict in morals or religion. SYNONYM(S): austere. ╂[< Puritanical]… …   Useful english dictionary

• pu´ri|tan´i|cal|ness — Pu|ri|tan|i|cal «PYUR uh TAN uh kuhl», adjective. having to do with or like the Puritans. pu|ri|tan|i|cal «PYUR uh TAN uh kuhl», adjective. of or like a puritan; very strict or too strict in morals or religion. SYNONYM(S): austere. ╂[<… …   Useful english dictionary

• bo|tan´i|cal|ly — bo|tan|i|cal «buh TAN uh kuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with plants and plant life. 2. having to do with the study of plants. –n. a drug made from roots, leaves, flowers, or other parts of plants. ╂[< Late Latin botanicus [<… …   Useful english dictionary

• bo|tan|i|cal — «buh TAN uh kuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with plants and plant life. 2. having to do with the study of plants. –n. a drug made from roots, leaves, flowers, or other parts of plants. ╂[< Late Latin botanicus [< Greek… …   Useful english dictionary

• ge´o|bo|tan´i|cal|ly — ge|o|bo|tan|i|cal «JEE oh buh TAN uh kuhl», adjective. of or having to do with geobotany. –ge´o|bo|tan´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• ge|o|bo|tan|i|cal — «JEE oh buh TAN uh kuhl», adjective. of or having to do with geobotany. –ge´o|bo|tan´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• Ti|tan´i|cal|ly — ti|tan|ic1 «ty TAN ihk, tih », adjective. of or containing titanium, especially with a valence of four. ╂[< titan(ium) + ic] ti|tan|ic2 «ty TAN ihk», adjective. 1. Also, Titanic. having great size, strength, power, or intellect; gigantic; …   Useful english dictionary

• te|tan´i|cal|ly — te|tan|ic «tih TAN ihk», adjective. 1. having to do with tetanus. 2. having to do with tetany. –te|tan´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• eth|no|bo|tan|i|cal — «EHTH no buh TAN uh kuhl», adjective. having to do with the relation between plants and humans …   Useful english dictionary