strait-laced
strait-laced · more strait-laced · most strait-laced
соромливий
чопорный
züchtig, puritanisch, sittenstreng
Bound with staysBound with stays.
Meaning
1 sensesBound with stays.
More definitions
- exaggeratedly proper
Forms
more strait-laced, most strait-laced| Comparative | more strait-laced Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most strait-laced Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonymsClose in meaning
- exaggeratedly proper:priggishprimprissyprudishpuritanicalstraitlacedstraightlacedstraight-laced
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedstraitjacket
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form