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adj
Rigidly maintaining self-control; restricting oneself to generally accepted rules and behaviours.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, informal
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Synonyms: conservative, conventional, inhibited, repressed, straight-laced, stuffy, uptight
Antonyms: easy-going, laid-back, relaxed
adj
Excessively concerned with unimportant details; obsessively precise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, informal
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Synonyms: anal, fastidious, fussy, finicky, hair-splitting, nitpicky, punctilious
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Reluctant to spend money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, informal
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Synonyms: miserly, stingy, tight-fisted
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having firm or clenched buttocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Fitting tightly in the area covering the buttocks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: business, clothing, fashion, lifestyle, manufacturing, textiles
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Antonyms: none provided
adv
In an uptight or fastidious way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, informal, not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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