单词 | strait-laced |
释义 | strait-laced also straight-laced also straitlaced adjective If you describe someone as strait-laced, you disapprove of them because they have very strict views about what kind of behaviour is moral or acceptable. [disapproval] He was criticised for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded. Our unconventional behaviour did in fact shock some of our more straitlaced friends. Synonyms: puritanical, proper, prim, narrow |
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