straight-laced

(strāt′lāst′)adj. Variant of strait-laced.

straight-laced

adj a variant spelling of strait-laced

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

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strait′-laced`

or straight′-laced`

straight-laced

Synonyms for straight-laced

adj exaggeratedly proper

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