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Having or showing very strict moral attitudes

Bigoted, intolerant, or prejudiced

Shy and fond of being on one's own

Not offering, involving, or eager for new or stimulating things

Reserved, formal, or strict in one's behaviour or attitudes

Having a harsh or menacing demeanor or nature

Unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention

Not able to be changed or adapted

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Adjective

Having or showing very strict moral attitudes

schoolmistressy

of the old school

prim and proper

stick-in-the-mud

holier-than-thou

goody-two-shoes

socially acceptable

politically correct

goody two-shoes

behind the times

difficult to please

over-particular

impossible to please

self-abnegating

self-sacrificing

self-restrained

self-disciplined

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“His strait-laced notions might revolt at races and betting-rings.”

Adjective

Bigoted, intolerant, or prejudiced

ultra-conservative

dyed-in-the-wool

unsophisticated

set in one's ways

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Adjective

Shy and fond of being on one's own

prim and proper

self-restrained

uncommunicative

undemonstrative

uncompanionable

pure as the driven snow

easily frightened

lacking courage

self-controlled

non-confrontational

socially inhibited

self-interested

self-centred^UK

keeping a low profile

free from vanity

hiding one's light under a bushel

self-deprecating

self-centered^US

non-communicative

self-sufficient

having cold feet

easily embarrassed

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

whiter than white

as pure as the driven snow

stick-in-the-mud

cool as cucumber

mum^UK

mom^US

incommunicative

cool, calm and collected

at a loss for words

putting on airs

playing one's cards close to one's chest

keeping people at arm's length

with reservations

with eyes peeled

of the old school

unable to get a word out

bereft of speech

not given to excesses

unconversational

could hear a pin drop

not forthcoming

zipped one's lips

have tight chops

unimpressionable

uncompassionate

unwilling to mix with other people

wouldn't say boo to a goose

depersonalised^UK

depersonalized^US

nondiscriminatory

zipping one's lips

buttoning one's lip

in control of yourself

strictly business

in the background

along for the ride

going with the flow

rolling with the punches

having foresight

playing your cards close to your chest

knocked for six

full of common sense

having both feet on the ground

lacking social skills

keeping a weather eye on

walking on egg shells

keeping on one's toes

handling with kid gloves

belt-and-braces

watching one's step

walking on eggs

hedging one's bets

on the qui vive

with one's eyes peeled

without a care in the world

not giving a toss

not on speaking terms

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Adjective

Not offering, involving, or eager for new or stimulating things

stick-in-the-mud

on the qui vive

with reservations

keeping a weather eye on

walking on eggs

watching one's step

with eyes peeled

keeping on one's toes

handling with kid gloves

playing one's cards close to one's chest

having foresight

keeping one's eyes peeled

keeping a weather eye open

fast on the draw

keeping one's eyes open

paying attention

belt-and-braces

hedging one's bets

walking on egg shells

with one's eyes peeled

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Adjective

Reserved, formal, or strict in one's behaviour or attitudes

undemonstrative

uncommunicative

keeping people at arm's length

uncompanionable

self-controlled

cool as cucumber

self-restrained

depersonalized^US

depersonalised^UK

nondiscriminatory

strictly business

stick-in-the-mud

putting on airs

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Adjective

Having a harsh or menacing demeanor or nature

uncommunicative

dyed-in-the-wool

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Adjective

Unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention

Adjective

Not able to be changed or adapted

tough nut to crack

self-opinionated

dyed-in-the-wool

set in one's ways

winner-take-all

not giving an inch

stubborn as a mule

bound and determined

incontrovertible

bred-in-the-bone

unaccommodating

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

desensitised^UK

solid as a rock

closely controlled

strictly controlled

rigidly enforced

ultra-conservative

unimpressionable

lacking compassion

with a heart of stone

undifferentiated

proof against persuasion

uncompassionate

set in concrete

fixed as the laws of the Medes and the Persians

having a killer instinct

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

hold one's ground

sticking to one's guns

standing one's ground

well-established

like death and taxes

firmly established

full of determination

stick-in-the-mud

fixed as the laws of the Medes and Persians

not subject to change

well-proportioned

in black and white

over-particular

hard to satisfy

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

stop at nothing

having killer instinct

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