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STRAIGHT-LACED
\stɹˈe͡ɪtlˈe͡ɪst], \stɹˈeɪtlˈeɪst], \s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_t_l_ˈeɪ_s_t]\
Definitions of STRAIGHT-LACED
2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
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exaggeratedly
proper
; "
my
straitlaced
Aunt
Anna
doesn't
approve
of
my
miniskirts"
2006
- WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University
exaggeratedly
proper
; "
my
straitlaced
Aunt
Anna
doesn't
approve
of
my
miniskirts"
2011
- English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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