strait-laced or straight-laced, acid - laced
acid - laced classic.
- Excessively strict in behavior, morality, or opinions.
- Having or wearing a tightly laced garment.
[STRAIT, tightly (obsolete) + -laced (from LACE).]
straitlacedly strait'-lac'ed·ly (-lā'sĭd-lē, -lāst'lē) adv. straitlacedness strait'-lac'ed·ness n.
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