Meanings
adjectivestraitlaced (comparative more straitlaced, superlative most straitlaced)
comparative more straitlaced · superlative most straitlaced
- alternativeAlternative spelling of straight-laced.
He played the straitlaced partner of the rowdy hero, always nagging him about paperwork and protocol.
2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 164
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveexaggeratedly proper
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straitlaced. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straitlaced
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“straitlaced.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straitlaced. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straitlaced,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straitlaced.
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