tight-laced English

Meaning tight-laced meaning

What does tight-laced mean?

— adjective (= straitlaced) exaggeratedly proper my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts

What other words have the same or similar meaning as tight-laced?

strait-laced straightlaced straight-laced square-toed victorian straitlaced puritanical prudish prissy prim priggish rigorous

tight | laced