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strait-laced

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strait-laced or straight-laced (strtlst)
adj.
1. Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions.
2. Having or wearing a tightly laced garment.
[strait, tightly (obsolete) + -laced (from lace).]
strait-laced·ly (-lsd-l, -lstl) adv.
strait-laced·ness n.
strait-laced or straight-laced
Adjective
having a strict code of moral standards; puritanical
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.strait-lacedstrait-laced - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
priggish, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanical, prim
proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
Translations
strait-laced [streɪtˈleɪst] adj → mojigato, gazmoño
strait-laced [streɪtˈleɪst] adj → collet monté inv
strait-laced [streɪtˈleɪst] strait adj → prüde, puritanisch
strait-laced [streɪtˈleɪst] adj → puritano/a


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Philip, strait-laced in matters of truth, was a little shocked by this airy attitude.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Macallan was one of the strait-laced people who disapproved of the ball.
Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Then she could always plead moods and nerves, and the right not to be held too strictly to account; and even in the most strait-laced societies the laugh was always against the husband.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
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