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1. (adj.) strait-laced
excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical.
2. strait-laced
tightly laced, as a bodice.
3. strait-laced
wearing tightly laced garments.
Etymology: (1400–50)
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1. (adj) priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian
exaggeratedly proper
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
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1. (adj) strait-laced
bound with stays
2. (adj) strait-laced
restricted; stiff; constrained
3. (adj) strait-laced
rigid in opinion; strict in manners or morals
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