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straightlaced

/ˈstreɪt.leɪst/

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adjective

/ˈstreɪt.leɪst/C1formalamerican
  • ruОписывает человека, который очень строг, консервативен и морально безупречен в своем поведении и взглядах.

Describes a person who is very strict, conventional, and morally upright in their behavior and attitudes.

  1. Exaggeratedly properC1informal

    Having or showing very strict, often old-fashioned, moral or social attitudes; excessively proper or conventional.

    ruЧопорный

    • His straightlaced parents disapproved of his punk rock music.
    • The office had a straightlaced dress code that required suits every day.
    • She found the party boring because everyone was too straightlaced to dance.

    Synonymsconventionalformalgenteelhideboundnarrow-mindedold-fashionedpriggishprimproperprudishpuritanicalstaidstrictstuffyuptight

    Antonymsbroad-mindeddissoluteeasygoingfreeliberallicentiouslooseunconventional

Forms
  • more straightlaced comparative form
  • most straightlaced superlative form