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straightest-laced

straightest-laced is the superlative form of straight-laced.

Meaning of straight-laced

Adjective

straight-laced (comparative more straight-laced or straighter-laced, superlative most straight-laced or straightest-laced)

  1. Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.
    • Me thinks St. Augustin was too straight-laced in not liking Organs in Churches.1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 20
    Synonyms:
    tight-laced, stuffy

Questions about straightest-laced

What is straightest-laced the superlative form of?
Straightest-laced is the superlative form of straight-laced.

Words near straightest-laced in the dictionary

  1. straighter
  2. straighter-laced
  3. straighterforward
  4. straighters
  5. straightest
  6. straightest-laced
  7. straightestforward
  8. straightface
  9. straightfaced
  10. straightfacedly
  11. straightfaces

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