strait´-laced´ness

strait´-laced´ness
strait-laced «STRAYT LAYST», adjective.
1. very strict in matters of conduct; prudish: »

I'm not strait-laced, but I tell you we got to have decent women in our schools (Sinclair Lewis).

SYNONYM(S): stiff, formal.
2. Archaic. a) tightly laced. b) wearing tightly laced garments. Also, straight-laced.
strait´-laced´ly, adverb.
strait´-laced´ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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