strict

5 definitions • 15 examples

strongly limiting someone's freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do not obey:

strict with My parents were very strict with me when I was young.

strict controls Stricter controls on air pollution would help to reduce acid rain.

strict curfew A strict curfew has been imposed from dusk till dawn.

strict guidelines We follow very strict guidelines on the use and storage of personal details on computers.

strict laws Do you think stricter gun laws would reduce the murder rate in the United States?

strict supervision The drug should only be administered under strict medical supervision.

strict secrecy The negotiations took place in strict (= total) secrecy.

exactly correct:

a strict translation of the text

strict interpretation He would be found guilty under a strict interpretation of the law.

used to refer to someone who follows the rules and principles of a belief or way of living very carefully and exactly, or a belief or principle that is followed very carefully and exactly:

His parents were strict Catholics.

strict vegetarian She's a strict vegetarian and refuses to eat any poultry or fish.

in the most limited meaning of a word, phrase, etc.:

These were not funerals in the strict sense of the word; there were no caskets or physical remains.

limiting people’s freedom to behave as they wish beyond what is usual:

The school is an old-fashioned institution with strict discipline.

Do you think stricter laws would help reduce automobile accidents?

He’s not a vegetarian in the strictest sense (= if you are exact about the word’s meaning).