One entry found for strict.

Main Entry: strict
Pronunciation: strikt
Function: adjective
1 : permitting no avoidance or escape <under strict orders>
2 a : kept with great care : ABSOLUTE <strict secrecy> b : carefully obeying rules or a code of conduct
3 : completely correct : EXACT, PRECISE <in the strict meaning of the word>
- strict·ly /strik-(t)l/ adverb
- strict·ness /strik(t)-ns/ noun

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