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Added 9 October 2026

strict

/stɹɪkt/ adjective

In Latin: sevērus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about strict at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Strained; drawn close; tight.
strict embrace
Tense; not relaxed.
strict fiber
Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
to keep strict watch

Origin

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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