stricta.[L. strictus, p. p. of stringere to draw or bind tight, to strain. See Strain, and cf. Strait, a.]1. Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.(Dryden.)2. Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict fiber.()3. Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch; to pay strict attention.(Shak.)It shall be still in strictest measure. (Milton.)4. Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath.(Milton.)5. Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense.()6. (Bot.) Upright, or straight and narrow; -- said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.()()And rules as strict his labored work confine,
As if the Stagirite o'erlooked each line. (Pope.)Soon moved with touch of blame, thus Eve: -
What words have passed thy lips, Adam severe! (Milton.)The Strict Observance, or Friars of the Strict Observance. (R. C. Ch.) See Observance.()
