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Definition of Straitlaced
1. Adjective. Exaggeratedly proper. "My straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
Similar to: Proper
Derivative terms: Priggishness, Primness, Primness, Prudishness, Puritan
Definition of Straitlaced
1. a. Bound with stays.
Definition of Straitlaced
1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of strait-laced) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Straitlaced
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Straitlaced
Literary usage of Straitlaced
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches by Oliver Cromwell (1871)
"There ensued in the first place, very naturally, this, That the straitlaced
individual, who would not cease to pray publicly against the now Governing ..."
2. Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches: With Elucidations by Oliver Cromwell (1861)
"There ensued in the first place, very naturally, this, That the straitlaced
individual, who would not cease to pray publicly against the now Governing ..."
3. Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches: With Elucidations by Oliver Cromwell (1845)
"There ensued in the first place, very naturally, this, That the straitlaced
individual, who would not cease to pray publicly against the now Governing ..."
4. Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches: Including the Supplement to the Past by Oliver Cromwell (1859)
"There ensued in the first place, very naturally, this, That the straitlaced
individual, who would not cease to pray publicly against the now Governing ..."
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