English adjective: straight-laced | |||
1. | straight-laced exaggeratedly proper | ||
Samples | My straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts. | ||
Synonyms | priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian | ||
Similar | proper | ||
Antonyms | improper | ||