Associations to the word «Uptight»

Wiktionary

UPTIGHT, adjective. (colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order.
UPTIGHT, adjective. (colloquial) Sexually repressed.
UPTIGHT, adjective. (colloquial) Unfriendly and rude.
UPTIGHT, noun. (colloquial) An uptight person.

Dictionary definition

UPTIGHT, adjective. Being in a tense state.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis