He's a really straight-laced guy, so he doesn't like the idea of his son changing jobs.
Source: tatoeba (295955)
Straight-laced
Synonyms for "straight-laced" (14 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Strong matches (4)
Adjective(4 words)
Related words (7)
Adjective(4 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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15 translations across 7 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 保守 adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
- 古板 adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
- 守舊 /守旧 adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
- 拘謹 /拘谨 adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
Czech
3 entries- prudérní adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
- puritánský adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
- upjatý adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
Dutch
1 entries- bekrompen adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
Finnish
2 entries- ahdasmielinen adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
- tiukkapipoinen adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
French
1 entries- prude adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
German
3 entries- puritanisch adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
- sittenstreng adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
- züchtig adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
Spanish
1 entries- conservador adj (having narrow views on moral matters)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Prof. Wilson's work has not always met the approval of her straight-laced colleagues.
Source: tatoeba (3996813)
Me thinks St. Augustin was too straight-laced in not liking Organs in Churches.
Source: wiktionary
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