Associations to the word «Strict»

Wiktionary

STRICT, adjective. Strained; drawn close; tight.
STRICT, adjective. Tense; not relaxed.
STRICT, adjective. Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.
STRICT, adjective. Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
STRICT, adjective. Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
STRICT, adjective. (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
STRICT, adjective. Severe in discipline.
STRICT IMPLICATION, noun. (logic) A material implication that is acted upon by the necessity operator from modal logic.
STRICT IMPLICATIONS, noun. Plural of strict implication
STRICT VEGETARIAN, noun. A person who excludes all animal products from their diet, including animal flesh, dairy, eggs, and honey.
STRICT VEGETARIAN, adjective. A diet which excludes all animal products, including animal flesh, dairy, eggs, and honey.

Dictionary definition

STRICT, adjective. Rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian".
STRICT, adjective. (of rules) stringently enforced; "hard-and-fast rules".
STRICT, adjective. Characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint.
STRICT, adjective. Incapable of compromise or flexibility.
STRICT, adjective. Severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards".

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