“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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🇩🇪German
geradlinig
übertrieben richtig
🇫🇷French
à lacets droits
exagérément correct
🇪🇸Spanish
recto
exageradamente apropiado
🇮🇹Italian
schietto
esageratamente corretto
🇳🇱Dutch
rechtlijnig
overdreven correct
🇵🇹Portuguese
direto
exageradamente adequado
🇷🇺Russian
прямой
преувеличенно правильный
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सीधा-सीधा
अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण रूप से उचित
🇧🇩Bengali
সোজা
অতিরঞ্জিতভাবে সঠিক
🇮🇳Tamil
நேராக
மிகைப்படுத்தி சரியானது
🇮🇳Telugu
సూటిగా
అతిశయోక్తి సరైనది
🇮🇳Marathi
सरळ
अतिशयोक्तीने योग्य
🇮🇳Gujarati
સીધું
અતિશયોક્તિપૂર્વક યોગ્ય
🇮🇳Kannada
ನೇರವಾದ
ಉತ್ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಿತವಾಗಿ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നേരായ
അതിശയോക്തിപരമായി ശരിയായത്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਿੱਧਾ
ਅਤਿਕਥਨੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਹੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
سیدھا
مبالغہ آرائی سے مناسب
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
直系带
夸张地正确
🇯🇵Japanese
堅物
大袈裟に適当
🇰🇷Korean
직선형
과장되게 적절하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
buộc thẳng
quá đúng đắn
🇹🇭Thai
ตรง
เหมาะสมเกินจริง
🇮🇩Indonesian
lurus
terlalu tepat
🇲🇾Malay
bertali lurus
berlebih-lebihan betul
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مستقيم
بشكل مبالغ فيه
🇮🇷Persian
صاف شده
به طور اغراق آمیزی مناسب
🇹🇷Turkish
düz çizgili
abartılı derecede uygun
🇮🇱Hebrew
ישר
ראוי בצורה מוגזמת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'straightlaced'?
The primary meaning of 'straightlaced' is 'exaggeratedly proper'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'straightlaced' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'straightlaced' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'straightlaced' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'straightlaced' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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