strict

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adjective

1. rigidly accurate;
allowing no deviation from a standard (Freq. 3)
- rigorous application of the law
- a strict vegetarian
• Syn:
rigorous
• Similar to:
exact
• Derivationally related forms:
strictness, rigorousness (for: rigorous), rigor (for: rigorous)
2. (of rules) stringently enforced (Freq. 2)
- hard-and-fast rules
• Syn:
hard-and-fast
• Similar to:
invariable
• Derivationally related forms:
strictness
3. characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
• Syn:
nonindulgent
• Ant:
indulgent (for: nonindulgent)
• Similar to:
austere, stern, blue, puritanic, puritanical,
corrective, disciplinary, disciplinal, monkish, renunciant, renunciative,
self-abnegating, self-denying, self-disciplined, self-restraining, severe, spartan
• See Also:
abstemious
• Derivationally related forms:
strictness, nonindulgence (for: nonindulgent)
4. incapable of compromise or flexibility
• Syn:
rigid
• Similar to:
intolerant
• Derivationally related forms:
strictness, rigidness (for: rigid), rigidity (for: rigid)
5. severe and unremitting in making demands
- an exacting instructor
- a stern disciplinarian
- strict standards
• Syn:
stern, exacting
• Similar to:
demanding
• Derivationally related forms:
strictness, sternness (for: stern)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  stern, exacting, rigid, nonindulgent, hard-and-fast, rigorous