straight-laced

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Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish
1. Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions.2. Having or wearing a tightly laced garment
priggish: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
Variant of strait-laced
straightlaced
{s} excessively conservative, very conventional; extremely strict
straight-laced
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