“my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts”
Word Forms
priggishness
noun
exaggerated and arrogant properness
primness
noun
excessive or affected modesty
prudishness
noun
excessive or affected modesty
puritan
noun
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
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Europe
🇩🇪German
engstirnig
übertrieben richtig
🇫🇷French
étroit
exagérément correct
🇪🇸Spanish
puritano
exageradamente apropiado
🇮🇹Italian
stretto
esageratamente corretto
🇳🇱Dutch
preuts
overdreven correct
🇵🇹Portuguese
puritano
exageradamente adequado
🇷🇺Russian
строгий
преувеличенно правильный
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कड़ा
अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण रूप से उचित
🇧🇩Bengali
স্ট্রেটলেসড
অতিরঞ্জিতভাবে সঠিক
🇮🇳Tamil
இறுக்கமான
மிகைப்படுத்தி சரியானது
🇮🇳Telugu
ఇరుకైన
అతిశయోక్తి సరైనది
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્ટ્રેટલેસ
અતિશયોક્તિપૂર્વક યોગ્ય
🇮🇳Kannada
ಇಕ್ಕಟ್ಟಾದ
ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಿತವಾಗಿ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഞെരുക്കമുള്ള
അതിശയോക്തിപരമായി ശരിയായത്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਟਰੇਟਲੇਸਡ
ਅਤਿਕਥਨੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਹੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
تنگی
مبالغہ آرائی سے مناسب
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
拘束的
夸张地正确
🇯🇵Japanese
堅物
大袈裟に適当
🇰🇷Korean
엄격한
과장되게 적절하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bị hạn chế
quá đúng đắn
🇹🇭Thai
คับแคบ
เหมาะสมเกินจริง
🇮🇩Indonesian
kaku
terlalu tepat
🇵🇭Filipino
makipot
labis na nararapat
🇲🇾Malay
tersepit
berlebih-lebihan betul
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مقيد
بشكل مبالغ فيه
🇮🇷Persian
تنگ
به طور اغراق آمیزی مناسب
🇹🇷Turkish
dar boğazlı
abartılı derecede uygun
🇮🇱Hebrew
מצר
ראוי בצורה מוגזמת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'straitlaced'?
The primary meaning of 'straitlaced' is 'exaggeratedly proper'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'straitlaced' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'straitlaced' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'straitlaced' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'straitlaced' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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