Uptightness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"Davis is out to remove the slur of moral uptightness and narrow virtue from Malamuds reputation."

Etymology

From uptight + -ness.

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