straight-laced

/streɪt leɪst/
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Definitions of straight-laced
  1. adjective
    exaggeratedly proper
    synonyms: priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian
    proper
    marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
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