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strait-laced

or straight-laced

[ streyt-leyst ]

adjective

  1. excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish:

    strait-laced censors.

  2. tightly laced, as a bodice.
  3. wearing tightly laced garments.


strait-laced

adjective

  1. prudish or puritanical
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٰ-Ļ· [streyt, -, ley, -sid-lee, -, leyst, -lee], adverb
  • ٰ-Ļ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of strait-laced1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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In an interview 25 years ago with the German newspaper Tagesspiegel he laid claim to a wilder youth than his strait-laced CV might suggest.

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That article traced her journey from childhood as a male in New York’s strait-laced Westchester County to her decision to transition.

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But the very existence of the film, which is loosely based on a seemingly strait-laced community college instructor who moonlighted as a fake assassin for the Houston police, proves just how much they fascinate us.

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Singapore was once known as an affluent and strait-laced city-state.

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At the center of the show was the relationship between Richie and Fonzie, the strait-laced kid and the guy with the jacket.

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