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straightlaced

straightlaced is the alternative 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

Forms of straightlaced

comparativemore straightlaced
superlativemost straightlaced

Questions about straightlaced

What is straightlaced the alternative form of?
Straightlaced is the alternative form of straight-laced.

Words near straightlaced in the dictionary

  1. straightie
  2. straighties
  3. straighting
  4. straightish
  5. straightjacket
  6. straightlaced
  7. straightline
  8. straightliner
  9. straightliners
  10. straightlining
  11. straightly

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