adj.
Variant: or straight · laced
Pronunciation: ' str ā t- ' l ā st
Function: adjective
Date: 1554
1 : excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion
2 : wearing or having a bodice or stays tightly laced
– strait · laced · ly \ - ' l ā -s ə d-l ē , - ' l ā st-l ē \ adverb
– strait · laced · ness \ - ' l ā s(t)-n ə s, - ' l ā -s ə d-n ə s \ noun