straitlaced
[adjective]
Synonyms: prim, genteel, prig, priggish, prissy, prudish, puritanical, stuffy, tight-laced, Victorian

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Contrasted words: easygoing, relaxed, broadminded, liberal, liberal-minded, libertine
Related Idioms: prim and proper
Related Words: hidebound, intolerant, narrow, narrow-minded, rigorous, strict

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strait‧laced /ˌstreɪtˈleɪst◂/ adjective
having strict old-fashioned ideas about moral behaviour:
straitlaced Victorian society

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