English adjective: Victorian |
1. | Victorian of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled |
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| Samples | Victorian morals.
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2. | victorian exaggeratedly proper |
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| Samples | My straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts.
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| Synonyms | priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced |
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| Similar | proper |
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| Antonyms | improper |
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3. | Victorian typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria |
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| Similar | nonmodern |
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| Antonyms | modern |
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