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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | refraining; abstinent |
| Synonyms: | abstemious, ascetic, chaste, continent, economical, puritanical, self-denying, self-disciplined, sober, straightlaced, strict, subdued, unrelenting |
| Antonyms: | elaborate, encouraging, extravagant, indulgent, spending |
| Main Entry: | goody two-shoes |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | somebody smug and well-behaved |
| Synonyms: | Puritan, Victorian, goody-goody, prig, prissy, prude, prudish, straight-laced, upright |
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| Main Entry: | conventional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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