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Meaning of 'strict' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Strict [ a.]
- Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.
- Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict fiber.
- Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch; to pay strict attention.
- Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath.
- Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense.
- Upright, or straight and narrow; -- said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.

Meaning of 'strict' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . strict [ s]
Meaning (1):
- severe and unremitting in making demands
Example in sentence:
  • a stern disciplinarian;
  • an exacting instructor;
  • strict standards
Meaning (2):
- rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
Example in sentence:
  • a strict vegetarian;
  • rigorous application of the law
Meaning (3):
- (of rules) stringently enforced
Example in sentence:
  • hard-and-fast rules

Nearby Words:

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