straight-laced
straight-laced
Definition
straight·-laced (-lāst′)
adjective
strait-laced (sense )
straight-laced
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- style: A more straight-laced style, with a longer dress was imposed.
Modifying Another Word
- rather: On the one hand, we had a rather straight-laced concept of university life.
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