straightarrow
/streɪtˈɛroʊ/
adjective
- Extremely honest, morally upright, and following rules or traditions strictly.
- Even as a teenager, she was straightarrow and never broke curfew.
- My straightarrow neighbor always returns borrowed tools the next day.
- The company hired a straightarrow accountant to ensure no one cheated on taxes.
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noun
- A person who is very honest, conventional, and morally strict.
- My grandfather was a straightarrow who believed in hard work and honesty.
- In a group of rebels, he was the only straightarrow who followed every rule.
- The movie's hero is a straightarrow who always does the right thing.