straight-laced

straight-laced

See also: straightlaced

English

Alternative forms

• strait-laced
• straitlaced

Adjective

straight-laced (comparative more straight-laced, superlative most straight-laced)

1. 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／守旧 (zh) (shǒujiù), 保守 (zh) (bǎoshǒu), 拘謹／拘谨 (zh) (jūjǐn) Dutch: bekrompen (nl) Finnish: ahdasmielinen (fi), tiukkapipoinen (fi) French: prude (fr) German: sittenstreng (de), züchtig (de), puritanisch (de) Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: conservador (es)

References

• Oxford University Press article