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strait-laced
[streyt-leyst]
adjective
excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish.
strait-laced censors.
tightly laced, as a bodice.
wearing tightly laced garments.
strait-laced
adjective
prudish or puritanical
Other Word Forms
- strait-lacedly adverb
- strait-lacedness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of strait-laced1
Example Sentences
In an interview 25 years ago with the German newspaper Tagesspiegel he laid claim to a wilder youth than his strait-laced CV might suggest.
That article traced her journey from childhood as a male in New York’s strait-laced Westchester County to her decision to transition.
But the very existence of the film, which is loosely based on a seemingly strait-laced community college instructor who moonlighted as a fake assassin for the Houston police, proves just how much they fascinate us.
Singapore was once known as an affluent and strait-laced city-state.
At the center of the show was the relationship between Richie and Fonzie, the strait-laced kid and the guy with the jacket.
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