— strait-lacedly /strayt"lay"sid lee, -layst"lee/ , adv. — strait-lacedness , n.
/strayt"layst"/ , adj.
1. excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish: strait-laced censors.
2. tightly laced, as a bodice.
3. wearing tightly laced garments.
Also, straight-laced .
[ 1400-50; late ME ]