strait-laced

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

ruОписывает человека, который очень строг, консервативен и морально непреклонен в своем поведении и взглядах.esDescribe a una persona muy estricta, conservadora y rígidamente moral en su comportamiento, modales o actitudes; que sigue normas sociales o religiosas de forma rígida o puritana y a menudo con cierta mojigatería.frDécrit une personne très stricte, conservatrice et moralement rigide dans son comportement et ses opinions, souvent avec une connotation de pruderie ou d'excès de convenance.deBeschreibt eine Person, die besonders streng, konservativ und moralisch unnachgiebig in ihrem Verhalten und ihren Ansichten ist; oft abwertend für übertrieben prüde oder spießige Haltungen.ptDescreve uma pessoa muito rígida, conservadora e moralmente inflexível em seu comportamento e em suas opiniões. Também pode indicar alguém excessivamente severo quanto a normas de conduta, vestimenta ou decoro.zh形容一个人非常严格、保守，在行为和道德观念上固守成规、一丝不苟。arيصف شخصًا متزمتًا متشددًا في الأخلاق والسلوك، محافظًا إلى حد التزمت في آرائه وتصرفاته.

1. Exaggeratedly proper B2 informal

   Having or showing very strict moral attitudes, often in an exaggerated or rigid way.

   • Her strait-laced parents disapproved of her punk rock style.
   • He was considered too strait-laced for the office's casual culture.
   • The community's strait-laced rules made it difficult for newcomers to fit in.

   ruЧопорныйesmojigato, remilgado, gazmoñofrd'une moralité rigide et puritainedePrüde, spießig, engstirnigptPuritanozh古板的arمتزمت أخلاقياً

   同义词: moralisticpriggishprimproperprudishpuritanicalstuffyuptightvictorian

   反义词: broad-mindedeasygoingfreeindulgentliberalloosepermissiveuninhibited

• more strait-laced comparative form
• most strait-laced superlative form