Strait-laced Definition
straitlāst
straitlaced
adjective
Tightly laced, as a corset.
Webster's New World
Wearing tightly laced garments.
Webster's New World
Narrowly strict or severe in behavior or moral views.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of strait-laced.
Wiktionary
Alternative spelling of straight-laced.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- prissy
- prim
- priggish
- prudish
- victorian
- puritanical
- tight-laced
- straight-laced
- straightlaced
- straitlaced
- square-toed
- proper
- precise
- old-maidish
- genteel
Origin of Strait-laced
strait tightly (obsolete) -laced (from lace)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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