English to English
straitlaced
adjective (a)
- Bound with stays.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- exaggeratedly proper(adj.all)Example:
My straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts.
Synonym:
priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, tight-laced, victoriansource: wordnet30
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