Straightlaced (Adjective)
Meaning
Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her straitlaced mother refused to attend the party where she knew there would be drinking and loud music.
- As a strict adherent of etiquette, Lady Victoria was notoriously straitlaced and turned down many an invitation that seemed the slightest bit scandalous.
- In a more liberated age, their straitlaced views on sex and marriage now seem old-fashioned.
- Although my friend tries to project a free-spirited image, her straitlaced upbringing occasionally reveals itself in surprising ways.
- Straitlaced people in small towns have started online forums where they discreetly gossip and critique those whose moral character is considered lacking.