a. | 1. | Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly severe in virtue; |
Adj. | 1. | prudish - exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" Synonyms: priggish, prissy, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, victorian, puritanical, prim |