straitlacedness
/ˈstreɪtˌleɪstnəs/
noun
- The quality or state of being very strict and old-fashioned in morals or behavior.
- The novel criticizes the straitlacedness of Victorian society.
- The straitlacedness of the community made it hard for new ideas to be accepted.
- Her straitlacedness surprised her friends, who knew her as open-minded.
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