Associations to the word «Straightlaced»
Wiktionary
STRAIGHTLACED, adjective. Alternative form of straight-laced
Dictionary definition
STRAIGHTLACED, adjective. Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.