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straitlaced
adjective strait·laced \ˈstrāt-ˈlāst\
: very proper in manners, morals, or opinion
Full Definition of STRAITLACED
1
: excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion
2
: wearing or having a bodice or stays tightly laced
— strait·laced·ly \-ˈlā-səd-lē, -ˈlāst-lē\ adverb
— strait·laced·ness \-ˈlās(t)-nəs, -ˈlā-səd-nəs\ noun
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Variants of STRAITLACED
strait·laced or straight·laced \ˈstrāt-ˈlāst\
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First Known Use of STRAITLACED
1554
Related to STRAITLACED
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- bluenosed, nice-nelly, prim, prudish, puritanical, Victorian
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