straitlaced
adjective
strait·laced
ˈstrāt-ˈlāst 
variants
or straightlaced
1
: excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion
2
: wearing or having a bodice or stays tightly laced
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Examples of straitlaced in a Sentence
a very straitlaced old lady who believed that cleavage was something that should be shown by rock crystals, not respectable women
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Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Even television, though, began to feel straitlaced.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2024
Doherty, then 19, became a superstar in the early ’90s playing the straitlaced but short-tempered Brenda Walsh as the show became a guilty pleasure for a generation.
—Ethan Sacks, NBC News, 14 July 2024
These misfit progeny get a shot at redemption, far from their nefarious parents, and attend a straitlaced boarding school teeming with the children of Disney sweethearts.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 July 2024
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“Straitlaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straitlaced. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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straitlaced
adjective
strait·laced
variants
or straightlaced
: very strict or proper in actions, beliefs, or point of view
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