The meaning of STRICT is stringent in requirement or control. How to use strict in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Strict.

STRICT definition: 1. strongly limiting someone's freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone…. Learn more.

1. closely conforming to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals. 2. stringent; exacting: strict laws; a strict judge. 3. rigorously enforced: strict silence. 4. exact; precise: in the strict sense of …

Definition of strict adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

You use strict to describe someone who never does things that are against their beliefs. Millions of Americans are now strict vegetarians.

Strict definition: Not loose or vague; exact or precise.

stringent or exacting in or in enforcing rules, requirements, obligations, etc.: strict laws; a strict judge. closely or rigorously enforced or maintained: strict silence.

STRICT definition: characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles. See examples of strict used in a sentence.

Exacting; rigorous; severe; rigid: as, strict in keeping the Sabbath; a strict disciplinarian. Restricted; taken strictly, narrowly, or exclusively: as, a strict generic or specific diagnosis.

Strict describes someone who sticks to a particular set of rules. If your math teacher is strict, it means that she expects her rules to be followed to the letter.