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strict

UK
/strɪkt/
US
/strɪkt/

Translations

strictadjective
stricter
Comp.
strictest
Super.
UK
/strɪkt/
US
/strɪkt/
The teacher was very strict about students handing in their assignments on time.
Le professeur était très strict sur le fait que les étudiants rendent leurs devoirs à l'heure.
rigoureuxS'emploie pour une observation exacte des règles, des normes ou des consignes.
The recipe requires strict adherence to the specified measurements for the cake to turn out correctly.
La recette exige une adhésion rigoureuse aux mesures indiquées pour que le gâteau réussisse.
strictAu sens de « sans déviation ni exception ».
They were under strict orders not to leave the building.
Ils avaient des ordres stricts de ne pas quitter le bâtiment.
Additional translations
strictEn mathématiques, pour une inégalité excluant l'égalité.
Synonyms
rigid
stern
severe
stringent
harsh
austere
exact
precise
uncompromising
Antonyms
lenient
permissive

Definitions

strictadjective
Demanding that rules concerning behavior are obeyed and observed.
The teacher was very strict about students handing in their assignments on time.
Exact or precise in the observance of rules or standards.
The recipe requires strict adherence to the specified measurements for the cake to turn out correctly.
Complete or absolute, allowing no deviation or exceptions.
They were under strict orders not to leave the building.
Of a relation, inequality, or subset: excluding the case of equality; sharp.
The symbol '<' denotes a strict inequality where the two values cannot be equal.
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