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strict definition

strict (strikt)

adjective

  1. exact or precise; not loose, vague, or broad a strict translation
  2. perfect; absolute; entire the strict truth
    1. following or enforcing a rule or rules with great care; punctilious
    2. closely enforced or rigidly maintained
    3. disciplining rigorously or severely
  4. Obsolete
    1. close; tight
    2. narrow
  5. Bot. stiff and upright; erect

Etymology: L strictus, pp. of stringere, to draw tight, compress < IE *streig-, stiff, taut, a rope < base *(s)ter-, rigid > stare

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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strict- Kept within narrowly specific limits, to discipline, uptight.

Posted by anonymous 37 days ago.

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