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puristic

puristic adjective: of, or relating to purism or purists.

Adjective

puristic (comparative more puristic, superlative most puristic)

  1. Of, or relating to purism or purists.
    Synonyms:
    purist

Synonyms of puristic

Forms of puristic

comparativemore puristic
superlativemost puristic

Origin of puristic

From purist + -ic.

Words formed from puristic

Questions about puristic

What does puristic mean?
Puristic means of, or relating to purism or purists.
What part of speech is puristic?
Puristic is an adjective.

Words near puristic in the dictionary

  1. puris
  2. purism
  3. purisms
  4. purist
  5. purist Greek
  6. puristic
  7. puristical
  8. puristically
  9. purists
  10. puritan
  11. Puritan work ethic

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