Straight-laced
[streyt-leyst] /ˈstreɪtˈleɪst/
adjective
1.
strait-laced.
strait-laced
or straight-laced
[streyt-leyst] /ˈstreɪtˈleɪst/
adjective
1.
excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish:
strait-laced censors.
2.
tightly laced, as a bodice.
3.
wearing tightly laced garments.
straight-laced
adjective
1.
a variant spelling of strait-laced
strait-laced
adjective
1.
prudish or puritanical
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