About The Word Tight-laced

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Tight-laced

Tight-laced Meaning & Definition
Tight-laced Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tight-laced?

[adj] exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tight-laced: priggish | prim | prissy | proper | prudish | puritanical | square-toed | straightlaced | straitlaced | victorian

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