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Meanings of straitlaced in английском

Exaggeratedly proper.

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Usage of straitlaced in английском
1
He said, She's so uptight and straitlaced-howcould she possibly understand you?
High on arrival
2
You know-myideas are rather straitlaced,- Isupposeyou would say, Puritanical.
The King in Yellow
3
She is an old-fashioned, old-world lady, with peculiar straitlaced notions of her own.
The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
4
I think critics today are a pretty straitlaced, sober lot.
The Guardian
5
He was not straitlaced, or mealy-mouthed, or overburthened with scruples.
Orley Farm
6
Why had Cliffe been invited by these very respectable and straitlaced people the Grosvilles?
The Marriage of William Ashe
7
I don't think I'm more prejudiced or straitlaced than you: I think I'm less.
Mrs. Warren's Profession
8
A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.
Lady Rose's Daughter
9
Bryan was younger, and much more straitlaced, than he.
Secrets of a Perfect Night
10
No offense, Han, but Sean's too straitlaced for you.
Ali’s Pretty Little Lies
11
The Boy is as straitlaced as a whalebone corset.
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
12
The result is a bit straitlaced, but the music is still well worth getting to know.
The Irish Times
13
Unfortunately, Granduncle Reuben was very old-fashioned and straitlaced, and did not altogether trust the modern generation.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
14
Chinese cooks appreciate green beans for their straitlaced, sensible quality, cooking them with simplicity and speed.
Quick & easy chinese: 70 everyday recipes
15
He was notoriously straitlaced in matters of sex.
The Godfather
16
Every one isn't as straitlaced as you, and every girl has had one or two engagements.
The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories
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Straitlaced through the time