rectitudinarian

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English

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Etymology

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From rectitude +‎ -in- +‎ -arian.

Noun

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rectitudinarian (plural rectitudinarians)

  1. A person who has a high standard of rectitude
    • 2009 April 12, Wyatt Mason, “Laureate of the Louche”, in New York Times[1]:
      William Logan, a critical rectitudinarian, called Seidel a “name dropper” whose books trade in “jet-set tastes and upmarket sinning.”