Strict Meaning
/stɹɪkt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjStrained; drawn close; tight.
adjTense; not relaxed.
Sentence Examples
When the teacher is very strict, the students must mind their P's and Q's.
The doctor ordered her to go on a strict diet.
The sport has a strict code of conduct.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Our school teacher was very ____ and never allowed late homework submissions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My parents are very ____ about my bedtime during the school week to ensure that I get enough sleep.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of strait and stretto. See stringent, strain. Related to strong.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts."
— 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Hocussing of Cigarette”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Our school teacher was very ____ and never allowed late homework submissions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
My parents are very ____ about my bedtime during the school week to ensure that I get enough sleep.