strait-laced meaning
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strait-laced (adjective): exaggeratedly proper.
Definition of strait-laced
- exaggeratedly proper
- my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
Synonyms: priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian
Similar: proper
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