Adjective

(en adjective)

Exact, accurate.

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(sciences) Of experimental results, consistent, clustered close together, agreeing with each other. This does not mean that they cluster near the true, correct, or accurate value.

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Adjective

(er)

Strained; drawn close; tight.

strict embrace

strict ligature

Tense; not relaxed.

strict fiber

Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.

to keep strict watch

to pay strict attention

Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.

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very strict in observing the Sabbath

Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.

to understand words in a strict sense

(botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.

Severe in discipline.