strict

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin strictus, pp. of stringere (to draw tight, bind, contract); see stringent, strain.

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strict (comparative more strict, superlative most strict)

Positive
strict

Comparative
more strict

Superlative
most strict

(stricter and strictest are the grammatically correct forms for the comparative and superlative although outside UK 'more strict' and 'most strict' are more often used)

  1. Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.
  2. Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict fiber.
  3. Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch; to pay strict attention.
  4. Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath.
  5. Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense.
  6. Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
  7. Severe in discipline.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin strictus

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strict m. (f. stricte, m. plural stricts, f. plural strictes)

  1. strict