strict

adj., strict·er, strict·est.

1. Precise; exact: a strict definition.
2. Complete; absolute: strict loyalty.
3. Kept within narrowly specific limits: a strict application of a law.
4. Rigorous in the imposition of discipline: a strict parent.
5. Exacting in enforcement, observance, or requirement: strict standards. See synonyms at severe.
6. Conforming completely to established rule, principle, or condition: a strict vegetarian.
7. Botany. Stiff, narrow, and upright.

[Middle English stricte, narrow, small, from Latin strictus, tight, strict, past participle of stringere, to draw tight.]

strictly strict'ly adv.
strictness strict'ness n.

adjective

1. Not deviating from correctness, accuracy, or completeness: close, exact, faithful, full, rigorous. See careful/careless.
2. Rigorous and unsparing in treating others: demanding, exacting, hard, harsh, rigid, severe, stern, tough, unyielding. See easy/hard.
3. Conforming completely to established rule: exact, rigorous, uncompromising. See usual/unusual.

adj

Definition: accurate, absolute
Antonyms: imprecise, inaccurate, indefinite, loose, uncertain

adj

Definition: authoritarian
Antonyms: amenable, easy-going, flexible, lenient, tolerant, tractable, yielding

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IN BRIEF: Keeping to rules in an exact way.

In the strict sense of the term, a true democracy has never existed, and never will exist. — Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

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Common misspelling(s) of strictest

• strictist

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - strikt, streng, stram, udtrykkelig, nøje

idioms:

• strictly speaking    strengt taget

Nederlands (Dutch)
strikt, stipt, streng

Français (French)
adj. - strict, sévère, rigide, rigoureux, de stricte observance, formel, absolu

idioms:

• strictly speaking    à proprement parler

Deutsch (German)
adj. - genau, streng, strenggläubig

idioms:

• strictly speaking    strenggenommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αυστηρός, απαρέγκλιτος, επακριβής, ακριβολόγος, απόλυτος

idioms:

• strictly speaking    ακριβώς ειπείν, χάριν ακριβολογίας

Italiano (Italian)
esatto, rigido, stretto, ortodosso

idioms:

• strictly speaking    in linea teorica

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estrito

idioms:

• strictly speaking    em rigor

Русский (Russian)
точный, не допускающий отклонений, требовательный

idioms:

• strictly speaking    строго говоря

Español (Spanish)
adj. - puntual, exacto, severo, estricto, riguroso, ortodoxo

idioms:

• strictly speaking    en realidad

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sträng, rigorös, hård, upprättstående (bot.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
严格的, 严谨的, 精确的, 严厉的, 完全的, 绝对的

idioms:

• strictly speaking    严格来说

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 嚴格的, 嚴謹的, 精確的, 嚴厲的, 完全的, 絕對的

idioms:

• strictly speaking    嚴格來說

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 엄한, 주의 깊은, 완전한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 厳しい, 厳密な, 完全な, 絶対の, 精密な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صارم, دقيق, تام, قاطع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קפדן, מחמיר, חמור, מפורש, ברור, מדוייק, שלם, גמור, מוחלט‬

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