单词	straitlaced
释义	straitlaced adjective strait·​laced ˈstrāt-ˈlāst  variants or straightlaced 1 : excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion 2 : wearing or having a bodice or stays tightly laced straitlacedly ˈstrāt-ˈlā-səd-lē  -ˈlāst-lē adverb straitlacedness ˈstrāt-ˈlās(t)-nəs  -ˈlā-səd-nəs noun Synonyms bluenosed nice-nelly prim prudish puritanical Victorian See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Take, for example, the collection’s Architect jacket, which references a straitlaced British look, with square proportions and a three-button front. Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2022 From his early days as a straitlaced funnyman to his later years as a cantankerous observer of modern culture, Carlin’s comedy career is like no other. Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 July 2022 So too did the one at Disney Hall, in the wake of a performance that, despite being a bit too straitlaced in tempo, had an obliterating impact. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2022 The raunchy comedy Vacation Friends stars Lil Rel Howery and Yvonne Orji as Marcus and Emily, a straitlaced couple befriended by wild, thrill-seeking partiers Ron and Kyla (John Cena and Search Party's Meredith Hagner) at a resort in Mexico. Ew Staff, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2021 Hottinger would prefer someone like Senator Rob Portman, the straitlaced fiscal conservative whose retirement created the vacancy Vance hopes to fill. Time, 7 July 2021 Glover is at the center of the story, about a straitlaced advertising exec and his irresponsible roommate, but his charm is more responsible for the show’s success than the actual plot. Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 16 May 2021 The typical hire was an athletic, straitlaced college graduate in his late twenties or early thirties who served in the military or worked for a local police department. CBS News, 14 May 2021 As her foil, Spencer is stuck in a fairly thankless role as the straitlaced straight woman, her aptitude for wisecracking and comedic timing subsumed to McCarthy's wilder energy. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1554, in the meaning defined at sense 1 straitlaced adjective variants or straightlaced as in puritanical given to or marked by very conservative standards regarding personal behavior or morals a very straitlaced old lady who believed that cleavage was something that should be shown by rock crystals, not respectable women Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance puritanical prudish prim priggish staid Victorian bluenosed stuffy nice-nelly decent honest genteel refined virtuous moral proper righteous upright right Antonyms & Near Antonyms permissive liberated wicked lax improper lecherous prurient loose immoral bad sleazy indecent lickerish sluttish debauched perverted slatternly degenerate depraved slutty skanky trampy degraded See More
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