Tight-laced (Adjective)
Meaning
Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- My prim and proper grandmother would never wear anything as revealing as that dress.
- Her straitlaced upbringing had instilled in her a strong sense of decorum and propriety.
- The strict and proper boarding school was notorious for its tight-laced rules and rigid social hierarchies.
- The tight-laced community was shocked when the scandalous news about the mayor was revealed.
- As a product of a traditional and strict education, Sarah had grown up to be quite straitlaced and conservative in her views.