strait-laced (redirected from strait-lacedly)

strait-laced or straight-laced (strtlst)

adj.

1. Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions.

2. Having or wearing a tightly laced garment.

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[strait, tightly (obsolete) + -laced (from lace).]

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strait-laced·ly (-lsd-l, -lstl) adv.

strait-laced·ness n.

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strait-laced or straight-laced

Adjective

having a strict code of moral standards; puritanical

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

strait-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