Definition of strait-laced Strait-laced
We found 7 definitions of strait-laced from 4 different sources.
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What does strait-laced mean?
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| strait-laced - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" | ||
| priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, straightlaced, straight-laced, 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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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- strait-laced (a.)
Bound with stays. - strait-laced (a.)
Restricted; stiff; constrained. - strait-laced (a.)
Rigid in opinion; strict in manners or morals.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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strait-laced
Precise, over nice, puritanical.
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