Straitlaced

adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of straight-laced. alt-of, alternative

    "He played the straitlaced partner of the rowdy hero, always nagging him about paperwork and protocol."

Adjective
  1. 1
    exaggeratedly proper wordnet

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authoritarianbigotbigotedbornecensoriousclosed

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"My elderly uncle and aunt are both rather straitlaced."

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