| 单词 | strait laced |
| 释义 | (adjective) Definition having a strict code of moral standards He was criticized for being boring, strait-laced and narrow-minded. Synonyms puritanical He has a puritanical attitude towards sex. proper prim We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper. narrow a narrow and outdated view of family life Victorian strict narrow-minded He's just a narrow-minded bigot. moralistic of the old school prudish His novels are not for prudish readers. old-maidish (informal) overscrupulous niminy-piminy Opposites relaxed , uninhibited , broad-minded , loose , immoral , earthy , unreserved Additional synonymsin the sense of narrow Definition limited in range, extent, or outlook a narrow and outdated view of family life Synonyms insular, prejudiced, biased, partial, reactionary, puritan, bigoted, dogmatic, intolerant, narrow-minded, small-minded, illiberalin the sense of narrow-minded Definition bigoted, intolerant, or prejudiced He's just a narrow-minded bigot. Synonyms intolerant, conservative, prejudiced, biased, provincial, petty, reactionary, parochial, short-sighted, bigoted, insular, opinionated, small-minded, hidebound, illiberal, strait-lacedin the sense of prim Definition affectedly proper, or formal, and rather prudish We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper. Synonyms prudish, particular, formal, proper, precise, stiff, fussy, fastidious, puritanical, demure, starchy (informal), prissy, strait-laced, priggish, anal retentive, schoolmarmish (British, rare), old-maidish (informal), niminy-piminy (rare) Nearby words of |
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