Associations to the word «Straitlaced»

Wiktionary

STRAITLACED, adjective. Alternative spelling of straight-laced

Dictionary definition

STRAITLACED, adjective. Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras