strict

adjective

Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.

Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.

Severe in discipline.

Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.

Strained; drawn close; tight.

Tense; not relaxed.

(botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.

(set theory, order theory) Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.

Roots

stringerestrict- · Latin · draw tight

Synonyms for strict

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Where does strict come from?

The word strict breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root strict-, from Latin stringere (“draw tight”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.