as in puritanical
given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals
a conservative Christian sect with a code of sexual morality that is often seen as quaintly Victorian by outsiders
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One is as a steampunk/Victorian action hero portrayed by Robert Downey Jr.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Feb. 2025
As the scholar of Victorian culture Will Abberley outlines, in early works such as Glaucus, Kingsley was prone to interpret nature in moral terms, to finding symbols of virtue in behaviors revealed through observation, so that bees display industriousness, crabs cleanliness, and so on.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
The summertime destination on the Jersey Shore, known for its pristine beaches, preserved Victorian buildings and quaint promenade, was transformed into Newport, Rhode Island, over a six-day period.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
There’s little Victorian stuffiness to this Watson, and much of the character’s bumbling passivity from previous adaptations has been shorn off to make room for modern, urgent frustration.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Feb. 2025
As the scholar of Victorian culture Will Abberley outlines, in early works such as Glaucus, Kingsley was prone to interpret nature in moral terms, to finding symbols of virtue in behaviors revealed through observation, so that bees display industriousness, crabs cleanliness, and so on.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
The summertime destination on the Jersey Shore, known for its pristine beaches, preserved Victorian buildings and quaint promenade, was transformed into Newport, Rhode Island, over a six-day period.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
There’s little Victorian stuffiness to this Watson, and much of the character’s bumbling passivity from previous adaptations has been shorn off to make room for modern, urgent frustration.
—Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Victorian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Victorian. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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