strict

strict · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Demanding total obedience to rules.

  2. 2.

    Exact and accurate.

Related words

Antonyms: lax, lenient
See also: lenient, rigid, severe
Synonyms: rigid, severe, stringent

Etymology

From Latin strictus ("tight, drawn together"), past participle of stringere ("to draw tight").