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Straitlaced

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propernounSuitable.
primnounOf a person, their manner or appearance: Formal and precise; stiffly decorous.
prissynounPrim and fussy; too precise; overparticular.
straightlacedAlternative form of straight-laced. [Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.]
prudishOf excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.
priggishLike a prig.
tight-lacedSynonym of strait-laced.
square-toed(dated, derogatory or humorous) stuffy; precise
puritanicalnounPrecise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt).
victoriannounOf or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.

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WordDefinition
tight-lacedSynonym of strait-laced.
straightlacedAlternative form of straight-laced. [Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.]
square-toed(dated, derogatory or humorous) stuffy; precise
prudishOf excessive propriety; easily offended or shocked, especially by sexual matters.
primOf a person, their manner or appearance: Formal and precise; stiffly decorous.
priggishLike a prig.
puritanicalPrecise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt).
properSuitable.
victorianOf or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.
prissynounPrim and fussy; too precise; overparticular.
uptight(colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.
nonconformistnounSomeone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices.
raffishCharacterized by careless unconventionality; rakish.
taciturnSilent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
spinsterishResembling or characteristic of a spinster.
eccentric(of a person) Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly strange.
puritanicallyIn a puritanical manner.
stolidHaving or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
workadaySuitable for everyday use.
staidNot capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.

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