straight-laced

American  

[streyt-leyst] / ˈstreɪtˈleɪst /

adjective

1. strait-laced.

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straight-laced British  

adjective

1. a variant spelling of strait-laced

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Other Word Forms

• straight-lacedly adverb
• straight-lacedness noun

Example Sentences

Mr. Johnson’s previous film was the slightly more straight-laced “BlackBerry,” about the rise and fall of the once-ubiquitous device.

From The Wall Street Journal

But as time has passed, his appearances has been marked by artists and actors wrestling with his godlike nobility and wanting to question his straight-laced nature.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2004, she said, Capriglione came into the club where she was working and stood out as “a very straight-laced businessman.”

From Salon

“It’s a bonus when I’m able to stretch myself and feel like I’m being challenged,” Poulter says of his character, the most straight-laced figure in the film, but imbued by Poulter with a surprising vulnerability.

From Los Angeles Times

Paul is a straight-laced square, and Ford looks like he’s having a blast every episode pushing Paul to his limits.

From Salon