# strict
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of strait and stretto. See stringent, strain.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /stɹɪkt/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪkt

### Adjective

strict (comparative stricter or more strict, superlative strictest or most strict)
* Strained; drawn close; tight.
    Synonyms: taut, tensioned; see also Thesaurus:taut
    strict embrace
    strict ligature
* Tense; not relaxed.
    strict fiber
* Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
    Synonyms: correct, dead on, thorough; see also Thesaurus:meticulous
    to keep strict watch
    to pay strict attention
* Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
    Synonyms: (obsolete) nice, precise, puritanical
    they are very strict in observing the Sabbath
** 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Hocussing of Cigarette”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.
* Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
    Synonyms: narrow, proper
    to understand words in a strict sense
* (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
* Severe in discipline.
    Synonyms: brutal, harsh, stringent, tough; see also Thesaurus:stern
    Antonyms: lenient, lax, permissive
    Our teacher was always very strict. If we didn't behave, we would get punished.
    It was a very strict lesson.
* (set theory, order theory) Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.

#### Usage notes

* Stricter and strictest are the grammatically correct forms for the comparative and superlative though outside the UK more strict and most strict are more often used.

#### Derived terms

* non-strict
* rule of strict construction
* strict construction
* strict constructionism
* strict constructionist
* stricten
* strict implication
* strict inequality
* strict liability
* strictly
* strictness
* strict ordering
* strict scrutiny
* strict-sense stationary
* strict vegetarian

#### Related terms

* stricture
* stringent
* strain

#### Translations

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#### Further reading

* “strict”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* “strict”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin strictus, perfect participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of étroit.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /stʁikt/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

strict (feminine stricte, masculine plural stricts, feminine plural strictes)
* strict

#### Derived terms

* strict minimum
* strictement

### Further reading

* “strict”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French strict, from Latin strictus. Doublet of strâmt, which was inherited.

### Adjective

strict m or n (feminine singular strictă, masculine plural stricți, feminine and neuter plural stricte)
* strict