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straitlaced

straitlaced is the alternative spelling 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 straitlaced

comparativemore straitlaced
superlativemost straitlaced

Words formed from straitlaced

Questions about straitlaced

What is straitlaced the alternative spelling of?
Straitlaced is the alternative spelling of straight-laced.

Words near straitlaced in the dictionary

  1. straitjacketed
  2. straitjacketing
  3. straitjackets
  4. straitjacketted
  5. straitjacketting
  6. straitlaced
  7. straitlacedly
  8. straitlacedness
  9. straitly
  10. straitness
  11. straitnesses

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