straight-laced

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Adjective 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 References

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[edit] Adjective

straight-laced (comparative more straight-laced, superlative most straight-laced)

1. Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.

[edit] Usage notes

An alternate spelling is strait-laced.

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• Oxford University Press article