Definition of strict

• a. - Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature.
• a. - Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict fiber.
• a. - Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch; to pay strict attention.
• a. - Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the Sabbath.
• a. - Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense.
• a. - Upright, or straight and narrow; -- said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.