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uptight
noun
adjective
An uptight person.
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Pronunciation
/ʌpˈtaɪt/
Meaning
Definitions
noun
An uptight person.
adjective
Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.
“Don't be so uptight! You won't go to jail for crossing the street against the light.”
Emotionally repressed; nervous and tense.
Sexually repressed.
“He came from a very uptight religious background, but you wouldn't know that now!”
Unfriendly and rude.
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Example Sentences
Don't be so uptight! You won't go to jail for crossing the street against the light.
He came from a very uptight religious background, but you wouldn't know that now!