adjective
or straightlaced ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷
Etymology: strait (II) + laced
1. : wearing or having a bodice or stays tightly laced
2.
a. obsolete : stubbornly or rigidly self-contained and uncommunicative : stiff , constrained
b. : notably and usually excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion (as on matters of religion or propriety) : intensely or unreasonably scrupulous
• strait·laced·ly -stlē, -sə̇dlē adverb
• strait·laced·ness -stnə̇s, -sə̇dn- noun -es