straight-ahead

[streyt-uh-hed] /ˈstreɪt əˌhɛd/
adjective
1.
not deviating from what is usual or expected; conventional or traditional; standard:
a straight-ahead novel with a happy ending.
Origin
1830-40
Examples from the web for straight-ahead
  • The band eventually matured to play more straight-ahead rock, but their status as genre pioneers remains undisputed.
  • After all, circus weirdos can usually be counted on to bring offbeat charisma to otherwise straight-ahead melodrama.
  • Steam stretches the parameters of straight-ahead jazz with improvisational extravagance.
Slang definitions & phrases for straight-ahead

straight-ahead

adjective

Unflinching; undeviating: Bill was a straight-ahead guy (1836+)