Usually means: Adhering to strict moral principles.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word straight and narrow:

General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. straight and narrow, the straight and narrow: Merriam-Webster
  2. the straight and narrow: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. straight and narrow: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. straight and narrow: Collins English Dictionary
  5. straight and narrow: Vocabulary.com
  6. the straight and narrow: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. straight and narrow: Wiktionary
  8. straight and narrow: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. straight and narrow: Dictionary.com
  10. Straight and Narrow (The Outer Limits), The Straight and Narrow: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. straight and narrow: Rhymezone
  12. straight and narrow: FreeDictionary.org
  13. straight and narrow: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. straight and narrow: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. the straight and narrow: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. straight and narrow: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (straight and narrow)

noun:  (idiomatic) A path of honesty; a procedure according to rules and plans.

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