Uptight Definition
ŭptīt
adjective
Very tense, nervous, anxious, etc.
Webster's New World
Overly conventional or strict.
Webster's New World
(colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order.
Don't be so uptight! You won't go to jail for crossing the street against the light.
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(colloquial) Sexually repressed.
He came from a very uptight religious background, but you wouldn't know that now!
Wiktionary
(colloquial) Unfriendly and rude.
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noun
(colloquial) An uptight person.
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Other Word Forms of Uptight
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