Adjective : strait-laced censors. From Dictionary.com.
I couldn't tell if he was strait-laced or hated Jews. From Wordnik.com. [Farthing] Reference
They may be a whole lot more strait-laced in their way. From Wordnik.com. [Part 2. We were artists once and young] Reference
He wrote against Moore's notion of her as "strait-laced," in. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861] Reference
The ladies were not too strait-laced; dull care was banished. From Wordnik.com. [The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert] Reference
In person, they are affable and strait-laced rather than gonzo. From Wordnik.com. [AWESOMELY BIZARRE] Reference
Then I'm suddenly the strait-laced librarian or the handsome leading man. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Mornings]
Bill is a strait-laced know-it-all who is hoping to get a real education. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference
So forgive your employees if they sound a little square and strait-laced. From Wordnik.com. [The Problem With E-mail] Reference
They think her a little free and easy, or too particular and strait-laced. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII. No. 358, November 6, 1886.] Reference
However, the one thing that had niggled him was her strait-laced appearance. From Wordnik.com. [The Playboy Boss's Chosen Bride]
So strait-laced, Marguerite thought, although she did not dislike him for it. From Wordnik.com. [Sepulchre]
And for this he must not be thought narrow-minded, strait-laced, or unduly dignified. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Anerley] Reference
And Rundell has re-thought Adams's score, releasing it from its strait-laced politeness. From Wordnik.com. [John Adams's earthquake musical gets a welcome shaking down] Reference
A major part of her popularity is thanks to her reputation of being totally strait-laced. From Wordnik.com. [ipf’s roundup of israeli politics, jun 5] Reference
It's up to me to do something, for I know, with your strait-laced notions, you never will!. From Wordnik.com. [The Witness] Reference
Consequently, Endlessly's classicism is more strait-laced and – too often – hackneyed. From Wordnik.com. [Duffy: Endlessly – review] Reference
Matt was as strait-laced as any guy I knew, but that didn't mean he didn't Push it now and again. From Wordnik.com. [Deal Breaker]
If she turned out to be someone's strait-laced, church-going, grandmother that would cause a fuss. From Wordnik.com. [Corpse in the Camera]
Even after all the years of doing for himself, there was still some of the strait-laced Trell in him. From Wordnik.com. [Ship Of Magic]
Nothing infuriates them like common sense opinions, or facts, that contradict their strait-laced dogma. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Drudge Falsely Smears Gore] Reference
My theory was repudiated with scorn, and I was told that I was strait-laced, visionary, and impracticable!. From Wordnik.com. [An Autobiography] Reference
I find it easier to play eccentric characters, but I desperately want to play someone more strait-laced and solid. From Wordnik.com. [Meet the rising stars of Any Human Heart] Reference
As he left the house the Doctor declared to himself that the man was a strait-laced, fanatical, hard-hearted bigot. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Wortle's school] Reference
He is not only not a fidgety, strait-laced, or mistaken-conscienced man on any subject; he always gives the mind its head. From Wordnik.com. [The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton] Reference
After 1989, ExxonMobil's strait-laced executives have imposed excruciating requirements, not least on all contracted oil rigs. From Wordnik.com. [Drilling Down: A Troubled Legacy in Oil] Reference
Ahead of the royal wedding, the theatre is promoting it as an "alternative to a strait-laced love story", with an inner-city setting. From Wordnik.com. [This week's new theatre] Reference
Former Washington governor Gary Locke is the new Commerce Secretary, hailed as "safe (and) strait-laced," but his record shows otherwise. From Wordnik.com. [FDR's New Deal v. Obamanomics] Reference
West Coast from their more strait-laced brethren back east. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
But the main character I play is an immigration officer, strait-laced and by the book. From Wordnik.com. [Ottawa Sun] Reference
Garrett with strait-laced former USC quarterback Pat Haden, who voiced cautious support for. From Wordnik.com. [STLtoday.com Top News Headlines] Reference
It is they who initiate the strait-laced comic into drink, releasing the fearlessness and bitterness that intensified his onstage charisma. From Wordnik.com. [Recent Movie Reviews on FutureMovies.com] Reference
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