STRAITLACED

(adj.) exaggeratedly proper
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
synonyms : priggish , tight-laced , strait-laced , straightlaced , straight-laced , square-toed , puritanical , prudish , prissy , prim , victorian
Her excessively prim behavior makes her a bore. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for straitlaced

(Tag: ) Imagine a person who keeps the lace of his shoes straight so that it doesn't point someone...obviously he is extremely moral
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