Definitions

strait-laced

[streyt-leyst] / ˈstreɪtˈleɪst /

ADJECTIVE

prudish

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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Strait-laced and slightly nerdy, Mr. Schiff tightly controlled the divisive process.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2020

Strait-laced Victorians tended to emphasize Marlowe's dissolute habits in explaining his early death.

From Time Magazine Archive

Strait-laced women were even found to say that she had expiated her sins.

From Gobseck by Marriage, Ellen