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Definition of strait-laced adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

strait-laced

adjective
 
/ˌstreɪt ˈleɪst/
 
/ˌstreɪt ˈleɪst/
(also straight-laced)
(disapproving)
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  1. having strict or old-fashioned ideas about people’s moral behaviourTopics Personal qualitiesc2
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