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[ adjective ] exaggeratedly proper

Synonyms

prim prissy prudish puritanical square-toed straight-laced straightlaced strait-laced tight-laced victorian priggish

Examples

"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

Related terms

proper

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[ adjective ] exaggeratedly proper

Synonyms

prim prissy prudish puritanical square-toed straightlaced tight-laced victorian priggish

Examples

"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

This is a serious minded interpretation , but it is never strait-laced .

Related terms

proper

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Similar Spelling

strait-laced startled straitened straiten stratagem sturdily Stratman straitjacket stratified steroidal startling

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