strict

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /stɹɪkt/

Adjective

strict (comparative stricter, superlative strictest)

1. Strained; drawn close; tight.

   strict embrace

   strict ligature

2. Tense; not relaxed.

   strict fiber

3. Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.

   to keep strict watch

   to pay strict attention

4. Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.

   very strict in observing the Sabbath

5. Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.

   to understand words in a strict sense

6. (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
7. Severe in discipline.

   Our teacher was always very strict. If we didn't behave, we would get punished.

   It was a very strict lesson.

8. (set theory, order theory) Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.

Antonyms

• lenient
• lax
• permissive

Related terms

• stricture
• stringent
• strain

Translations

• Portuguese: apertado

Translations

• Portuguese: tenso, teso

Translations

• Portuguese: estrito

Translations

• French: strict
• German: streng
• Italian: stretto
• Portuguese: estrito
• Russian: стро́гий
• Spanish: estricto

Translations

• Portuguese: estrito

Translations

• French: strict
• German: streng
• Italian: austero severo
• Portuguese: austero, severo
• Russian: стро́гий
• Spanish: estricto

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