strict
US: /ˈstɹɪkt/
UK: /stɹˈɪkt/
UK: /stɹˈɪkt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
strict /strikt/
- tính từ
- chính xác, đúng
- in the strict sense of the word: theo đúng nghĩa của từ
- nghiêm ngặt, nghiêm khắc; nghiêm chỉnh
- to keep strict watch: canh gác nghiêm ngặt
- strict discipline: kỷ luật nghiêm ngặt
- to be strict with somebody: nghiêm khắc với ai
- hoàn toàn, thật sự
- to live in strict seclusion: sống trong cảnh hoàn toàn ẩn dật
- chính xác, đúng
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective (stricter, strictest)
1 that must be obeyed exactly: strict rules / regulations / discipline + She left strict instructions that she was not to be disturbed. + There are strict guidelines on how the work is to be carried out. + He told me in the strictest confidence (= on the understanding that I would tell nobody else). + She's on a very strict diet.
2 demanding that rules, especially rules about behaviour, should be obeyed: a strict teacher / parent / disciplinarian + She's very strict about things like homework. + They were always very strict with their children.
3 obeying the rules of a particular religion, belief, etc. exactly: a strict Muslim / Catholic / vegetarian
4 [usually before noun] very exact and clearly defined: It wasn't illegal in the strict sense (of the word).
strictness noun [U]
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 rigorous, narrow, close, undeviating, confining, constricting, constrictive, rigid, defined, precise, exact, exacting, stringent, meticulous, compulsive, punctilious, finicky or finical, scrupulous, attentive, conscientious, faithful, thorough, complete:
The judge's strict interpretation of the law left no room for leniency or sympathy.
2 severe, austere, authoritarian, autocratic, stern, firm, hard, tough, uncompromising, inflexible, cold-blooded, iron-fisted, tyrannical, harsh, ruthless, pitiless, unsympathetic:
Miss Wells is remembered by all her students as a strict disciplinarian.
Concise English dictionary
stricter|stricteststrɪkt
adj.
+(of rules) stringently enforced
+rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
+characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
+incapable of compromise or flexibility
+severe and unremitting in making demands
