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2024
straight-laced
straight-laced
See also:
straightlaced
English
Alternative forms
strait-laced
straitlaced
Adjective
straight
-
laced
(
comparative
more
straight-laced
,
superlative
most
straight-laced
)
Having narrow views on
moral
matters;
prudish
.
Synonyms
tight-laced
Translations
having narrow views on moral matters
Chinese:
Mandarin:
古板
(zh)
(
gǔbǎn
)
,
守舊
(zh)
,
守旧
(zh)
(
shǒujiù
)
,
保守
(zh)
(
bǎoshǒu
)
,
拘謹
(zh)
,
拘谨
(zh)
(
jūjǐn
)
Dutch:
bekrompen
(nl)
Finnish:
ahdasmielinen
(fi)
,
tiukkapipoinen
(fi)
French:
Russian:
Spanish:
conservador
(es)
m
References
Oxford University Press article
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