单词 | strait-laced |
释义 | strait-laced —strait-lacedly /strayt"lay"sid lee, -layst"lee/, adv. —strait-lacedness, n. /strayt"layst"/, adj. 1. excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish: strait-laced censors. 2. tightly laced, as a bodice. 3. wearing tightly laced garments. Also, straight-laced. [1400-50; late ME] |
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