uptight

UK /ʌpˈtaɪt/ US /ʌpˈtaɪt/
adj 4noun 1

Definitions

adj

1

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.

2

Emotionally repressed; nervous and tense.

3

Sexually repressed.

He came from a very uptight religious background, but you wouldn't know that now!

4

Unfriendly or rude.

Withnail: Just because the best tailoring you’ve ever seen is above your fucking appendix doesn’t mean anything. / Danny: Don’t get uptight with me, man.

noun

1

An uptight person.

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