straightlaced meaning

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straightlaced (adjective): exaggeratedly proper.

Definition of straightlaced

  1. exaggeratedly proper
    • my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts

    Synonyms: priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian

    Similar: proper

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