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    strait-laced
    /ˌstreɪtˈleɪst/

    adjective

    • 1. having or showing very strict moral attitudes: "his strait-laced parents were horrified"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTRAIT-LACED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Strait-laced means having old-fashioned and unchanging morals, especially relating to sexual matters. Find out more about this adjective, its pronunciation, and its translations in different languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › straitlacedStraitlaced Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion; wearing or having a bodice or stays tightly laced… See the full definition

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTRAIT-LACED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Strait-laced means having very strict views about what is moral or acceptable. It can also mean wearing tightly laced garments, especially a corset. See synonyms, examples and word origin.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › strait-lacedSTRAIT-LACED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Strait-laced definition: excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish. See examples of STRAIT-LACED used in a sentence.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › strait-lacedStrait-laced - definition of strait-laced by The Free Dictionary

    Strait-laced means excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions, or having or wearing a tightly laced garment. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this adjective, and see related words and antonyms.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › strait-lacedStrait-laced - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To be strait-laced is to be extremely strict and uptight. Your strait-laced cousin won't be interested in joining the rest of your family in an impromptu dance party. If you know anyone who's extremely prim and proper, you can describe them as strait-laced.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › straitlacedStraitlaced - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    The general idea is that straitlaced people are too rigid or narrow in their thinking, based on the old-fashioned adjective strait, "tight," and the fashion of lacing women's dresses extremely tightly.