strict en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /stɹɪkt/
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of strait and stretto. See stringent, strain. Related to strong.
Meanings
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Strained; drawn close; tight.
strict embrace
strict ligature
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Tense; not relaxed.
strict fiber
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Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
to pay strict attention
to keep strict watch
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Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
they are very strict in observing the Sabbath
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.
1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Hocussing of Cigarette”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
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Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
to understand words in a strict sense
- Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
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Severe in discipline.
Our teacher was always very strict. If we didn't behave, we would get punished.
It was a very strict lesson.
- Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| strictest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| stricter | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
lenient · permissive · lax
Deriveds
strictish · strictly · strict conditional · strict constructionism · semistrict · strict implication · strict inequality · overstrict · superstrict · strict construction · stricten · strict ordering · strict scrutiny · non-strict · ultrastrict · strictness · strict equality · strict constructionist · unstrict · strict-sense stationary · strict vegetarian · rule of strict construction · strict liability
Relateds
stricture · stringent · strain
Synonyms
tensioned · accurate · dour · sedulous · surgical · scrutinous · dead on · intensive · tough · thorough · flint-hearted · precise · letter-perfect · taut · minute · thick-skinned · humorless · forbidding · strained · groundly · stern · cruel · narrow · unsympathetic · callous · brutal · precise · strict · taut · rigorous · severe · tight · conscientious · strict · heartless · mindful · careful · cold · marble-hearted · thorough · tense · insensate · iron-hearted · nonslack · proper · strict · root and branch · unmoved · nice · correct · polished · icy · hardhearted · hard-boiled · hardhanded · fastidious · tough · rigorous · comprehensive · hard · harsh · stretched · cold-eyed · tensioned · solicitous · stonyhearted · grim · tight · punctilious · stringent · insensitive · frosty · stony · stonehearted · particular · rockhearted · in-depth · harsh · hardened · painstaking · puritanical · exhaustive · scrupulous · brutal
Translations (109)
ka მკაცრი (severe in discipline) · mi pākaha (governed or governing by exact rules) · sk prísny (severe in discipline) · mi taikaha (rigidly interpreted) · fi ankara (governed or governing by exact rules) · ru суро́вый (severe in discipline) · fi jäykkä (botany: upright, or straight and narrow) · fi tiukka (strained; drawn close; tight) · it stretto (strained; drawn close; tight) · bg стегнат (strained; drawn close; tight) · hy խիստ (governed or governing by exact rules) · eu gogor (severe in discipline) · eo rigora (governed or governing by exact rules) · be стро́гі (severe in discipline) · ja 厳しい (severe in discipline) · sv sträng (severe in discipline) · ca estricte (governed or governing by exact rules) · uk суво́рий (severe in discipline) · cmn 嚴格 /严格 (governed or governing by exact rules) · as কাঢ়া (governed or governing by exact rules) · tl mahigpit (governed or governing by exact rules) · lv stingrs (rigidly interpreted) · fi tarkka (rigidly interpreted) · nl strak (strained; drawn close; tight) · de streng (governed or governing by exact rules) · hu feszes (tense; not relaxed) · hu feszült (exact; accurate; precise) · ro strict (severe in discipline) · km ប្រិត (severe in discipline) · ur سخت (severe in discipline) · pt severo (severe in discipline) · cs přísný (severe in discipline) · tl estrikto (severe in discipline) · cs přísný (governed or governing by exact rules) · km កឹង (severe in discipline) · km គគ្រីតគគ្រូស (severe in discipline) · bg взискателен (severe in discipline) · mi uhupoho (exact; accurate; precise) · nl strikt (governed or governing by exact rules) · ca estricte (rigidly interpreted) · hu szoros (strained; drawn close; tight) · es estricto (governed or governing by exact rules) · lv stingrs (governed or governing by exact rules) · fi ahdas (rigidly interpreted) · pt tenso (tense; not relaxed) · hi सख़्त (severe in discipline) · fy twang (governed or governing by exact rules) · pt estrito (exact; accurate; precise) · es estricto (severe in discipline) · hu szigorú (severe in discipline) · sv sträng (governed or governing by exact rules) · be суро́вы (severe in discipline) · ar صَارِم (severe in discipline) · eo severa (severe in discipline) · th เคร่ง (severe in discipline) · hu szigorú (governed or governing by exact rules) · fi tarkka (exact; accurate; precise) · vi nghiêm khắc (severe in discipline) · la sevērus (governed or governing by exact rules) · ru точный (exact; accurate; precise) · ru стро́гий (severe in discipline) · ga beacht (exact; accurate; precise) · ar صَارِم (governed or governing by exact rules) · it austero severo (severe in discipline) · it esatto (exact; accurate; precise) · da streng (severe in discipline) · fi tiukka (governed or governing by exact rules) · bg стегнат (tense; not relaxed) · syl ꠇꠠꠣ (governed or governing by exact rules) · hu merev (tense; not relaxed) · ja 厳しい (governed or governing by exact rules) · fr strict (governed or governing by exact rules) · bg акуратен (exact; accurate; precise) · pt apertado (strained; drawn close; tight) · ca estricte (severe in discipline) · uk строгий (governed or governing by exact rules) · de streng (severe in discipline) · fi ankara (severe in discipline) · uk стро́гий (severe in discipline) · mi pākaha (severe in discipline) · hu szoros (rigidly interpreted) · cmn 嚴格 /严格 (severe in discipline) · pl srogi (severe in discipline) · nl streng (governed or governing by exact rules) · fr strict (severe in discipline) · pt austero (severe in discipline) · fi jäykkä (tense; not relaxed) · pt estrito (rigidly interpreted) · nl streng (severe in discipline) · pt teso (tense; not relaxed) · ru напряжённый (strained; drawn close; tight) · wa straegne (severe in discipline) · pl surowy (severe in discipline) · tl mahigpit (severe in discipline) · ru стро́гий (governed or governing by exact rules) · th เข้มงวด (severe in discipline) · wa strik (severe in discipline) · ro sever (severe in discipline) · sk strohý (severe in discipline) · it stretto (governed or governing by exact rules) · ko 엄격하다 (severe in discipline) · bg стриктен (governed or governing by exact rules) · wa deur (severe in discipline) · it particolare (exact; accurate; precise) · no streng (severe in discipline) · bg точен (exact; accurate; precise) · pt estrito (governed or governing by exact rules) · bg строг (severe in discipline) · tl estrikto (governed or governing by exact rules)