straight-laced

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straight-laced

(strāt′lāst′)

adj.

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straight-laced

adj

a variant spelling of strait-laced

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

strait′-laced`

or straight′-laced`

adj.

1. excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical.

2. tightly laced, as a bodice.

3. wearing tightly laced garments.

[1400–50]

strait′-lac`ed•ly, adv.

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Adj.

straight-laced - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

priggish, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straightlaced, straitlaced, strait-laced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanical, prim

proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

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