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   strict

   /strɪkt/

   adjective

   • 1. demanding that rules concerning behaviour are obeyed and observed: "my father was very strict" Similar sternsevereharshuncompromisingauthoritarianfirmaustereilliberalinflexibleunyieldingunbendingno-nonsenseinformal:solidOpposite lenient
   • ▪ (of a rule or discipline) demanding total obedience or observance; rigidly enforced: "civil servants are bound by strict rules on secrecy" Similar stringentrigoroussevereharshhardrigidtoughextremeabsoluteuttercompletetotalperfectOpposite liberal
   • 2. (of a person) following rules or beliefs exactly: "a strict vegetarian"
   • 3. exact in correspondence or adherence to something; not allowing or admitting deviation or relaxation: "a strict interpretation of the law" Similar preciseexactliteralclosefaithfultrueaccurateunerringscrupulouscarefulmeticulousrigorousstringentconscientiouspunctiliouspainstakingthoroughinformal:spot onon the markon the beamon the nailon the buttonorthodoxfundamentalistconservativetraditionaldevoutconscientioustruereligiousOpposite impreciseloosemoderateliberal

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘restricted in space or extent’): from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere ‘tighten, draw tight’.

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     STRICT translate: صارِم, صارِم / دَقيق, مَتشدّد / مُتزمّت....

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     STRICT translate: severo, severo, rigoroso, severo, rigido,...

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