Uptightness
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state or quality of being uptight countable, uncountable
"Davis is out to remove the slur of moral uptightness and narrow virtue from Malamuds reputation."
Example
More examples"Davis is out to remove the slur of moral uptightness and narrow virtue from Malamuds reputation."
Etymology
From uptight + -ness.