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straight-laced vs proper

proper vs straight-laced

straight-laced and proper both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
straight-laced No Yes No No
proper No Yes No No
straight-laced (adjective) proper (adjective)
exaggeratedly proper marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
having all the qualities typical of the thing specified
limited to the thing specified
Difference between straight-laced and proper

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