strict
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of strait and stretto. See stringent, strain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stɹɪkt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪkt
Adjective
strict (comparative stricter, superlative strictest)
- Strained; drawn close; tight.
- strict embrace
- strict ligature
- Tense; not relaxed.
- strict fiber
- Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
- 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, in The Hocussing of Cigarette:
- 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.
- they are very strict in observing the Sabbath
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- 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.
- Our teacher was always very strict. If we didn't behave, we would get punished.
- It was a very strict lesson.
- Antonyms: lenient, lax, permissive
- (set theory, order theory) Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.
Usage notes
- 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.
Derived terms
- stricten
- strictly
- strictness
Related terms
- stricture
- stringent
- strain
Translations
strained; drawn close; tight
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tense; not relaxed
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exact; accurate; precise
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governed or governing by exact rules
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rigidly interpreted
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botany: upright, or straight and narrow
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severe in discipline
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irreflexive — see irreflexive
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Further reading
- strict in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- strict in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin strictus, perfect participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of étroit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stʁikt/
audio (file)
Adjective
strict (feminine stricte, masculine plural stricts, feminine plural strictes)
- strict
Derived terms
- strict minimum
- strictement
Further reading
- “strict”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
From French strict, from Latin strictus. Doublet of strâmt, which was inherited.
Adjective
strict m or n (feminine singular strictă, masculine plural stricți, feminine and neuter plural stricte)
- strict
Declension
Declension of strict
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | strict | strictă | stricți | stricte | ||
| definite | strictul | stricta | stricții | strictele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | strict | stricte | stricți | stricte | ||
| definite | strictului | strictei | stricților | strictelor | |||