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straight-laced
[ streyt-leyst ]
/ ˈstreɪtˈleɪst /
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OTHER WORDS FROM straight-laced
straight-lac·ed·ly [streyt-ley-sid-lee, -leyst-lee], /ˈstreɪtˈleɪ sɪd li, -ˈleɪst li/, adverbstraight-lac·ed·ness, nounWords nearby straight-laced
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