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- [streyt-leyst]
- /streɪt ˈlās/
- /streɪt leɪs/
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- [streyt-leyst]
- /streɪt ˈlās/
Definitions of strait-laced word
- adjective strait-laced excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish: strait-laced censors. 1
- adjective strait-laced tightly laced, as a bodice. 1
- adjective strait-laced wearing tightly laced garments. 1
- verb with object strait-laced to bind, confine, or restrain with or as if with laces. 1
- adjective strait-laced If you describe someone as strait-laced, you disapprove of them because they have very strict views about what kind of behaviour is moral or acceptable. 0
- adjective strait-laced prudish or puritanical 0
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Origin of strait-laced
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50
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Parts of speech for Strait-laced
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
strait-laced popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for strait-laced
adj strait-laced
- bluenose — a puritanical or prudish person
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- button-down — A button-down shirt or a shirt with a button-down collar has a button under each end of the collar which you can fasten.
- buttondown — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- by the book — according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
adjective strait-laced
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
- qualmish — tending to have, or having, qualms.
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