Straight-laced (original) (raw)
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exaggeratedly proper
Example:
my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts
Synonyms:
priggish; prim; prissy; prudish; puritanical; square-toed; straight-laced; straightlaced; strait-laced; straitlaced; tight-laced; victorian
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Similar:
proper (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness)