strict
IPA: strˈɪkt
adjective
- Strained; drawn close; tight.
- Tense; not relaxed.
- Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
- Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
- Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
- (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
- Severe in discipline.
- (set theory, order theory) Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.
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Examples of "strict" in Sentences
- The teacher is stern and strict.
- The detractor was a very strict man.
- A strict regimen is the order of the day.
- He is known to be very strict to prentices.
- But the strict sabbatarian doctrine spreads.
- But the the strict sabbatarian doctrine spread.
- The rules governing the trial are many and strict.
- There are strict laws over the exportation of Kava.
- ROBERTS: Referring to what you called strict scrutiny.
- A strict check is kept on the health and hygiene of the cadets.
- This strict confidentiality is known as the Seal of the Confessional.
- Usually the label strict finitism is used to describe the view sketched above.
- Yes, mam, we had what you call strict fathers en mothers den, but chillun ain 'got dem dese days.
- Lucy proved herself quite capable here in strict leading lady mode, with a few offbeat comedic touches for good measure.
- And it's worth noting that the term strict constructionism got a new lease on life from segregationists who opposed judicial intervention on behalf of the rights of African-Americans.
- In reality, the phrase "strict constructionism" is not a philosophy at all -- at least not one accepted by any credible judge or academic -- but rather a code phrase for judges who make rulings that sit well with conservatives.
- The only strict antithesis to Prose is Metre; nor is this, in truth, a _strict_ antithesis, because lines and passages of metre so naturally occur in writing prose, that it would be scarcely possible to avoid them, even were it desirable.]
- I also agree that the NESFA editors 'attempt to print the stories in strict temporal order (temporal in the sense of when each story fits into Smith's Future History) unfortunately resulted in several weak stories coming early in the volume.
- To create her personal style, which she described as "strict," she often mixes vintage and more current designer pieces, many of them menswear-inspired, a practice that has made her a favorite on fashion-centric websites like GaranceDore.fr and WhoWhatWear.com .