Strait-laced synonyms

strāt'lāst'

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Like a prig.

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Stiffly formal, precise, moral, etc.; proper; demure

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The definition of prissy is someone fussy and overly proper, or clothing with a lot of fancy elements.

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Designating an adjective formed from a proper noun, as Bostonian

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Like or characteristic of a prude; too modest or proper

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Extremely or excessively strict in matters of morals and religion

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The definition of stuffy is a nose that is full of mucus, or a room that is not properly ventilated, or a conservative or stodgy person.

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Showing, variously, the middle-class respectability, prudery, bigotry, etc. generally attributed to Victorian England

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prim and proper

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plain (related)

Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration:

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(Now Rare) Old-fashioned; conservative

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exaggeratedly proper

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exaggeratedly proper

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Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.

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exaggeratedly proper

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Tense; not relaxed.

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Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:

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Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:

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Alternative spelling of blue-nosed.

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Elegantly stylish or fashionable:

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Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.

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Find another word for strait-laced. In this page you can discover 22 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for strait-laced, like: precise, priggish, prim, prissy, proper, prudish, puritanical, stuffy, victorian, prim and proper and plain.