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straight-laced::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian |
Examples of straight-laced
straight-laced
She didn't fit at straight-laced BYU, and transferred to the University of Utah.
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The wine list, while a bit straight-laced and pricey, offers some good choices.
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Tressel has long positioned himself as a conservative, straight-laced manager.
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Brolin plays straight-laced family man Dan White with just as much compassion.
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And that's just fine, because this Disney product does straight-laced fairly well.
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A straight-laced cop must work with a bumbling patrolman on a reality-based TV show.
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Straight-laced public servants united with diehard Communists and unruly anarchists.
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Few places were as straight-laced as Singapore, but its drag queens thrived.
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I could understand if it was a nice straight-laced North American or Canadian official.
From the nzherald.co.nz
