"tight-laced" meaning in English

See tight-laced in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more tight-laced [comparative], most tight-laced [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} tight-laced (comparative more tight-laced, superlative most tight-laced)
  1. Synonym of strait-laced Synonyms: strait-laced [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-tight-laced-en-adj-8f2aLzNA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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