strait-laced (Meaning)

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strait-laced (s)

exaggeratedly proper

The strait-laced principal enforced strict dress codes and conduct rules.
Despite his liberal upbringing, he suddenly became strait-laced after getting married.
The strait-laced teacher refused to participate in extracurricular activities.
Her strait-laced demeanor made it difficult for her to make friends.
The strait-laced businessman could not tolerate any hint of impropriety.
The strait-laced community was shocked by the scandalous behavior of its mayor.
The strait-laced CEO expected his employees to maintain impeccable moral standards.
Her strait-laced parents had instilled in her a strong sense of right and wrong.
The strait-laced pastor condemned any deviation from traditional values.
The strait-laced politician was known for his unwavering adherence to the law.

exaggeratedly proper

prim, Victorian, prudish,puritanical, staid, nice-nelly,priggish, decent, honest, bluenosed

improper, permissive, liberated, indecent, lecherous, loose, immoral, liberated, loose, indecent

The strait-laced principal enforced strict dress codes and conduct rules.

Despite his liberal upbringing, he suddenly became strait-laced after getting married.

The strait-laced teacher refused to participate in extracurricular activities.

Her strait-laced demeanor made it difficult for her to make friends.