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