strait-lacedness


strait-laced

or straight-laced (strāt′lāst′)adj.1. Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions.2. Having or wearing a tightly laced garment.
[strait, tightly (obsolete) + -laced (from lace).]
strait′-lac′ed·ly (-lā′sĭd-lē, -lāst′lē) adv.strait′-lac′ed·ness n.

strait-lacedness

(ˌstreɪtˈleɪsɪdnɪs) or

straight-lacedness

nthe state or quality of being strait-laced