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Значения термина straitlaced на английском

Exaggeratedly proper.

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      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
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      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
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      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
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      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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