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(1):

(a.) Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense.

(2):

(a.) Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath.

(3):

(a.) Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch; to pay strict attention.

(4):

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

(5):

(a.) Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.

(6):

(a.) Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict fiber.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Strict'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/strict.html. 1828.
 
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