straight-laced

[streyt-leyst] /ˈstreɪtˈleɪst/
adjective
Related forms
straight-lacedly
[streyt-ley-sid-lee, -leyst-lee] /ˈstreɪtˈleɪ sɪd li, -ˈleɪst li/ (Show IPA),
adverb
straight-lacedness, noun
Examples from the web for straight-laced
  • straight-laced and practical, he never swears and rarely creates much of a buzz.
British Dictionary definitions for straight-laced

straight-laced

adjective
1.
a variant spelling of strait-laced

strait-laced

adjective
1.
prudish or puritanical