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comparative uptighter, superlative uptightest
(colloquial) Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious. examples
Emotionally repressed; nervous and tense. examples
(colloquial) Sexually repressed. examples
(colloquial) Unfriendly and rude. quotations examples
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.
1987, Bruce Robinson, Withnail and I
plural uptights
(colloquial) An uptight person. examples