Definitions

straight-laced

[streyt-leyst] / ˈstreɪtˈleɪst /

ADJECTIVE

strait-laced

Synonyms

WEAK

Victorian austere goody-two-shoes old-maidish priggish prim prissy proper prudish puritanical rigid square starchy stiff strict stuffy uptight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

permissive

WEAK

broad-minded

Example Sentences

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I was amazed at his straight laced acting in One Hour Photo.

From The Guardian • Aug. 11, 2014

I think that it is great fun that Long John Silver was Welsh since most of our heroes are law-abiding and somewhat straight laced.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2011

The big finishing room found the little band of amateur minstrels rehearsing almost every night, strange to say, the straight laced old tanner did not object.

From Watch Yourself Go By by Warden, Ben W.

In our own country it is a trite phrase that a man has a "Puritan code of ethics," or as "straight laced as a Puritan."

From The Necessity of Atheism by Brooks, David Marshall