straitlaced[adjective]Synonyms: prim, genteel, prig, priggish, prissy, prudish, puritanical, stuffy, tight-laced, Victorian
Contrasted words: easygoing, relaxed, broadminded, liberal, liberal-minded, libertine
Related Idioms: prim and proper
Related Words: hidebound,
intolerant,
narrow,
narrow-minded,
rigorous,
strict [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
strait‧laced /ˌstreɪtˈleɪst◂/
adjective having strict old-fashioned ideas about moral behaviour:
straitlaced Victorian society [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲