Uptight

noun

/ʌpˈtaɪt/

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounAn uptight person.

2.adjectiveExcessively 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."

3.adjectiveEmotionally repressed; nervous and tense.

4.adjectiveSexually repressed.

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

5.adjectiveUnfriendly and rude.

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