strict
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of strait and stretto. See stringent, strain.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]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
[edit]- “strict”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “strict”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin strictus, perfect participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of étroit.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]strict (feminine stricte, masculine plural stricts, feminine plural strictes)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “strict”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French strict, from Latin strictus. Doublet of strâmt, which was inherited.
Adjective
[edit]strict m or n (feminine singular strictă, masculine plural stricți, feminine and neuter plural stricte)
Declension
[edit]| 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 | ||||
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