strict
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”); see stringent, strain.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
strict (comparative stricter, superlative strictest)
- Strained; drawn close; tight.
- strict embrace
- strict ligature
- Tense; not relaxed.
- strict fiber
- Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.
- to keep strict watch
- to pay strict attention
- Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 2, The Hocussing of Cigarette[1]:
- No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.
- very strict in observing the Sabbath
- 1905, Baroness Emmuska Orczy, chapter 2, The Hocussing of Cigarette[1]:
- Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
- to understand words in a strict sense
- (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
- Severe in discipline.
Usage notes [edit]
- Stricter and strictest are the grammatically correct forms for the comparative and superlative though outside UK more strict and most strict are more often used.
Antonyms [edit]
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Translations [edit]
governed or governing by exact rules
severe in discipline
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External links [edit]
- strict in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- strict in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Borrowing from Latin strictus, perfect participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Compare the inherited étroit.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
strict m (feminine stricte, masculine plural stricts, feminine plural strictes)
