| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
strict (strɪkt) ![]() | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | adhering closely to specified rules, ordinances, etc: a strict faith |
| 2. | complied with or enforced stringently; rigorous: a strict code of conduct |
| 3. | severely correct in attention to rules of conduct or morality: a strict teacher |
| 4. | (of a punishment, etc) harsh; severe |
| 5. | (prenominal) complete; absolute: in strict secrecy |
| 6. | of a relation logic, maths |
| a. proper See also ordering applying more narrowly than some other relation often given the same name, as strict inclusion, which holds only between pairs of sets that are distinct, while simple inclusion permits the case in which they are identical | |
| b. distinguished from a relation of the same name that is not the subject of formal study | |
| 7. | rare botany very straight, narrow, and upright: strict panicles |
| [C16: from Latin strictus, from stringere to draw tight] | |
| 'strictly | |
| —adv | |
| 'strictness | |
| —n | |