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strait-laced::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian |
Examples of strait-laced
strait-laced
Strait-laced Barlow confessed he was into one saucy title called Three In A Bed.
From the metro.co.uk
While Harawira's background was activist, Davis comes from a strait-laced whanau.
From the nzherald.co.nz
By the way, I'm neither a strait-laced goody-two-shoes nor Archie Bunker in heels.
From the cnn.com
Yet he has horrified nobody more than his generally strait-laced political allies.
From the nytimes.com
Kennedy's personal foibles provided the strait-laced Helms with plenty of ammunition.
From the newsobserver.com
These enterprises offend the strait-laced sensibility of the Godfather, Don Vito Corleone.
From the time.com
To view Wharton's fiction as strait-laced, however, is to miss the elephant in the room.
From the economist.com
Perhaps because of his strait-laced background, Livingstone had a colourful private life.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Oxford-bound Beth is as strait-laced and timid as Emelia is free-spirited and wild.
From the npr.org
