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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of strait and stretto. See stringent, strain.
Pronunciation
Adjective
strict (comparative stricter or more strict, superlative strictest or most strict)
- Strained; drawn close; tight.
- Synonyms: taut, tensioned; see also Thesaurus:taut
- strict embrace
- strict ligature
- Tense; not relaxed.
- strict fiber
- Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
- Synonyms: correct, dead on, thorough; see also Thesaurus:meticulous
- to keep strict watch
- to pay strict attention
- Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
- Synonyms: (obsolete) nice, precise, puritanical
- they are very strict in observing the Sabbath
- 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:
- 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.
- Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
- (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
- Severe in discipline.
- Synonyms: brutal, harsh, stringent, tough; see also Thesaurus:stern
- Antonyms: lenient, lax, permissive
- Our teacher was always very strict. If we didn't behave, we would get punished.
- It was a very strict lesson.
- (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 the UK more strict and most strict are more often used.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
strained; drawn close; tight
tense; not relaxed
exact; accurate; precise
governed or governing by exact rules
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rigidly interpreted
severe in discipline
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irreflexive — see irreflexive
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Further reading
- “strict”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “strict”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin strictus, perfect participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of étroit.
Pronunciation
Adjective
strict (feminine stricte, masculine plural stricts, feminine plural strictes)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “strict”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed 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)
Declension
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