straightlaced

This reflects the accord that develops between the straightlaced Charles and the farcical Oliver, whose friendship is rooted in a shared sense of caring for Mabel.

Quirky women make for a tidy foil for more straightlaced or average characters, especially in the sitcom or cable television format.

When you read that on the page, it seems so straightlaced.

They pronounced their name with straightlaced A’s, as if from the South and not El Sur: Casas, like lasses, like molasses, like a girl stuck.

Brunetti, who describes himself as straightlaced, adds, “I never would go on a roller coaster—but stepping out of a dark theatre in broad daylight is the closest thing I do to taking drugs.”