Uptight
/ʌpˈtaɪt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:15 pts7 letters
Definition of Uptight
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.