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straitlaced

/ˈstreɪt.leɪst/

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adjective

/ˈstreɪt.leɪst/C2formal
  • ruОписывает человека, который очень строг, консервативен и морально непреклонен в своем поведении и взглядах.

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

  1. Exaggeratedly properC1informal

    Having or showing very strict moral attitudes, especially regarding behavior, dress, or social conventions.

    ruЧопорный

    • Her straitlaced parents disapproved of her punk rock style.
    • The company has a straitlaced dress code that forbids jeans.
    • He was considered too straitlaced for the bohemian crowd.

    Synonymsconventionalnarrow-mindedprimproperprudishpuritanicalrigidstrictstuffyuptight

    Antonymsbroad-mindeddissolutefreeimmoralliberallicentiousloosepermissiveuninhibitedunprincipled

Forms
  • more straitlaced comparative form
  • most straitlaced superlative form
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