strict

[ strikt ]

/ strɪkt /

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adjective, strict·er, strict·est.

characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.

stringent or exacting in or in enforcing rules, requirements, obligations, etc.: strict laws; a strict judge.

closely or rigorously enforced or maintained: strict silence.

exact or precise: a strict statement of facts.

extremely defined or conservative; narrowly or carefully limited: a strict construction of the Constitution.

close, careful, or minute: a strict search.

absolute, perfect, or complete; utmost: told in strict confidence.

stern; severe; austere: strict parents.

Obsolete. drawn tight or close.

OTHER WORDS FOR strict

1 narrow, illiberal, harsh, austere.

4 accurate, scrupulous.

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OPPOSITES FOR strict

1 flexible, lax.

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Origin of strict

First recorded in 1570–80; from Latin strictus, equivalent to strig-, variant stem of stringere “to draw tight” + -tus past participle suffix

synonym study for strict

1. Strict, rigid, rigorous, stringent imply inflexibility, severity, and an exacting quality. Strict implies great exactness, especially in the observance or enforcement of rules: strict discipline. Rigid, literally stiff or unbending, applies to that which is (often unnecessarily or narrowly) inflexible: rigid economy. Rigorous, with the same literal meaning, applies to that which is severe, exacting, and uncompromising, especially in action or application: rigorous self-denial. Stringent applies to that which is vigorously exacting and severe: stringent measures to suppress disorder.

OTHER WORDS FROM strict

strictness, nouno·ver·strict, adjectivesu·per·strict, adjectivesu·per·strict·ly, adverb

su·per·strict·ness, nounun·strict, adjectiveun·strict·ly, adverbun·strict·ness, noun

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How to use strict in a sentence

It follows that parents who send their kids to such schools will face stricter measures to combat the problem.
The Doctor’s Note Must Die!|Russell Saunders|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Note this is a much stricter policy than many actual journalistic outlets have for giving to actual political campaigns.
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But, in a disconnect, only half support "stricter gun control laws."
Mom Gun-Control Group Fights the NRA With Its Own Weapon|Brandy Zadrozny|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the 1990s, support for stricter gun laws hovered between 60 and 78 percent.
Pediatricians Take on the NRA Over Gun Safety|Brandy Zadrozny|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Calls came for stricter gun laws, including prohibiting neighborhood-watch volunteers from carrying firearms.
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Already that influence was at work, and Elizabeth had many detractors among those of the stricter persuasion.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
But, in any stricter sense of the word, friends we were not.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. II (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey
Again, the various claims or dues of the king took more decidedly the feudal type and received stricter legal definition.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4|Various
It seems probable that only the stricter portion returned and established themselves in the land of their fathers.
Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 2 (of 3)|Theodore Parker
But Yahwism, like Islam, had its sects and tendencies, and the opponents to the stricter ritualism always had followers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for strict

strict

/ (strɪkt) /

adjective

adhering closely to specified rules, ordinances, etca strict faith

complied with or enforced stringently; rigorousa strict code of conduct

severely correct in attention to rules of conduct or moralitya strict teacher

(of a punishment, etc) harsh; severe

(prenominal) complete; absolutein strict secrecy

logic maths (of a relation)

applying more narrowly than some other relation often given the same name, as strict inclusion, which holds only between pairs of sets that are distinct, while simple inclusion permits the case in which they are identicalSee also proper (def. 9), ordering
distinguished from a relation of the same name that is not the subject of formal study

botany rare very straight, narrow, and uprightstrict panicles

Derived forms of strict

strictly, adverbstrictness, noun

Word Origin for strict

C16: from Latin strictus, from stringere to draw tight

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