straight-laced

[ streyt-leyst ]
/ ˈstreɪtˈleɪst /
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adjective

strait-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

Words nearby straight-laced

straight-arm, straight-backed, straight-chain, straight-edge, straight-from-the-shoulder, straight-laced, straight-line, straight-out, straightaway, straightedge, straighten

Definition for straight-laced (2 of 2)

strait-laced

or straight-laced

[ streyt-leyst ]
/ ˈstreɪtˈleɪst /

adjective

excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish: strait-laced censors.
tightly laced, as a bodice.
wearing tightly laced garments.

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/, adverb strait-lac·ed·ness, noun

Words related to straight-laced

rigid, bigoted, bourgeois, commonplace, conforming, conservative, demure, dogmatic, hackneyed, humdrum, illiberal, inflexible, insular, lame, literal, moderate, moral, narrow, narrow-minded, obstinate

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British Dictionary definitions for straight-laced (1 of 2)

straight-laced

adjective

a variant spelling of strait-laced

British Dictionary definitions for straight-laced (2 of 2)

strait-laced

straight-laced

adjective

prudish or puritanical