strict

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
  2. adjective (of rules) stringently enforced
  3. adjective characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint

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.

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Synonyms

rigorous

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