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strait-laced
or straight-laced
[ streyt-leyst ]
/ ˈstreɪtˈleɪst /
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adjective
excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish: strait-laced censors.
tightly laced, as a bodice.
wearing tightly laced garments.
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Origin of strait-laced
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
OTHER WORDS FROM strait-laced
strait-lac·ed·ly [streyt-ley-sid-lee, -leyst-lee], /ˈstreɪtˈleɪ sɪd li, -ˈleɪst li/, adverbstrait-lac·ed·ness, nounWords nearby strait-laced
straining sill, strait, straiten, straitjacket, strait-lace, strait-laced, Straits dollar, Straits Settlements, strake, Stralsund, stramash
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British Dictionary definitions for strait-laced
strait-laced
straight-laced
adjective
prudish or puritanical
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