strict
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of strait and stretto. See stringent, strain.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
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[1]:
- 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
- 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 notesEdit
- 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 termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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 readingEdit
- strict in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- strict in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin strictus, perfect participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of étroit.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
strict (feminine stricte, masculine plural stricts, feminine plural strictes)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “strict”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French strict, from Latin strictus. Doublet of strâmt, which was inherited.
AdjectiveEdit
strict m or n (feminine singular strictă, masculine plural stricți, feminine and neuter plural stricte)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of strict
singular | plural | ||||||
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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 |