Definition of straight-laced Straight-laced
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What does straight-laced mean?
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| straight-laced - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" | ||
| priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, tight-laced, victorian | ||
| proper appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" | ||
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