Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense
Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense
If a parent or other person in authority is strict, they regard many actions as unacceptable and do not allow them. My parents were very strict. a few schools selected for their high standards and their strict discipline. + strictly strict·ly My own mother was brought up very strictly and correctly
If you talk about the strict meaning of something, you mean the precise meaning of it. It's not quite peace in the strictest sense of the word, rather the absence of war. + strictly strict·ly Actually, that is not strictly true Strictly speaking, it is not one house at all, but three houses joined together. see also strict