a. | 1. | Strained; drawn close; tight; | |||
2. | Tense; not relaxed; | ||||
3. | Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice; | ||||
4. | Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; | ||||
5. | Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; | ||||
6. | (Bot.) Upright, or straight and narrow; - said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
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Adj. | 1. | strict - (of rules) stringently enforced; "hard-and-fast rules" Synonyms: hard-and-fast |
2. | strict - rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian" Synonyms: rigorous | |
3. | strict - incapable of compromise or flexibility Synonyms: rigid | |
4. | strict - not indulgent; "strict parents" Synonyms: nonindulgent | |
5. | strict - unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing" | |
6. | strict - severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards" |
strict - A function f is strict in an argument if f bottom = bottom (See bottom). In other words, the result depends on the argument so evaluation of an application of the function cannot terminate until evaluation of the argument has terminated. If the result is only bottom when the argument is bottom then the function is also bottom-unique. See also strict evaluation, hyperstrict. |