straight-laced in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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He presided over 3 small claims cases per half-hour in his straight-laced and quiet style.
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He is straight-laced, quiet, awkward, and obedient.
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He also must keep this secret from his straight-laced parents while simultaneously attempting to secure a large endowment for the struggling university.
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She also came out from under her mom's shadow at formal events, dropping straight-laced looks for flowing dresses in colorful hues.
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The painting is given animation with a flurry of brush strokes that replace what would normally be depicted as stoic and straight-laced.
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What a thrill for both normally straight-laced girls to do something a little wild and break out of their molds.
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They are the straight-laced and boring choice for official opposition and official they were.
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I don't think he's going to be the straight-laced athlete or anything like that.
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Their analysis found it to be a new species - an eccentric ancestor of an otherwise straight-laced group.
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He is described as a very tall, lean, and straight-laced man.
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