straight-laced
Other words from straight-laced
- straight-lac·ed·ly [streyt-ley-sid-lee, -leyst-lee], /ˈstreɪtˈleɪ sɪd li, -ˈleɪst li/, adverb
- straight-lac·ed·ness, noun
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How to use straight-laced in a sentence
Thwarted by straight-laced parents, vivacious Flo eventually eloped to Philly with a doctor and then divorced.
William Parker is a straight-laced cop with dreams of ridding L.A of its crime and endemic corruption.
One of my students started senior year straight-laced and dreaming of studying engineering at Georgia Tech.
Blood-thirsty, violence-loving hicks vs. straight-laced, normal, thinking urban white-collar workers.
One that has been discovered very recently is that the straight-faced are the straight-laced.
How to Analyze People on Sight | Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict
The North American, beneath his cold and straight-laced appearance, conceals a warm and enthusiastic heart.
The Gold-Seekers | Gustave AimardThe new generation looks upon the stern morality and industry and self-control of its ancestors as straight-laced and narrow.
The Whence and the Whither of Man | John Mason TylerThey all laughed heartily at the joke, and went on for some time bantering Wildgoose upon his being so straight-laced.
Christmas Stories | Edward Berens"You were always one of the straight-laced sort, Joyce," cried Wilson, laughing good-humoredly.
East Lynne | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for straight-laced
a variant spelling of strait-laced
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