straightarrow

straightarrow
straight arrow n. Informal
1. A morally upright person.
2. A person regarded as being extremely conventional.
  [From the phrase straight as an arrow.]   straightʹ-arʹrow (strātʹăr'ō) adj.

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  • straightarrow — adjective conventionally moral and upright • Similar to: ↑straight, ↑square …   Useful english dictionary

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