Strict

Strict (strĭkt) or strictness definition:

adj. strict·er, strict·est 1.

• a. Rigorous in the imposition of discipline: a strict parent.
• b. Conforming completely to established rule, principle, or condition: a strict vegetarian.

2.

• a. Requiring close observance or demanding in expectations: strict standards. See Synonyms at severe.
• b. Carefully maintained or observed: strict silence; strict loyalty.

3. Not loose or vague; exact or precise: a strict definition.
4. Botany Stiff, narrow, and upright.

• [Middle English stricte, narrow, small, from Latin strictus, tight, strict, past participle of stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

strict′ly adv. strict′ness n.

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