Meaning & use
Strict
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Demanding that rules concerning behavior are obeyed and observed, or precise and exact in adherence to a set standard.
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Their teacher was strict about deadlines and never accepted late homework.
The experiment was conducted under strict laboratory conditions.
A note on using this word
"Strict" comes from Latin strictus, "drawn tight," the same root shared with "constrict" and "stringent."
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