Straitlaced
"Straitlaced" in a Sentence (3 examples)
My elderly uncle and aunt are both rather straitlaced.
The normally straitlaced Lo was seen removing his glasses to wipe tears from his eyes after he burst out laughing.
He played the straitlaced partner of the rowdy hero, always nagging him about paperwork and protocol.
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