strict

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of strait and stretto. See stringent, strain. Related to strong. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stɹɪkt/ Rhymes: -ɪkt === Adjective === strict (comparative stricter, superlative strictest) Strained; drawn close; tight. Synonyms: taut, tensioned; see also Thesaurus:taut Tense; not relaxed. Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular. Synonyms: correct, dead on, thorough; see also Thesaurus:meticulous Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous. Synonyms: (obsolete) nice, precise, puritanical Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted. Synonyms: narrow, proper (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 (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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== stricture stringent strain ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “strict”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “strict”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin strictus, perfect participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of étroit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stʁikt/ === 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/neuter plural stricte) strict ==== Declension ====