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strictly
Variant of strict
adjective
- exact or precise; not loose, vague, or broad: a strict translation
- perfect; absolute; entire: the strict truth
- following or enforcing a rule or rules with great care; punctilious
- closely enforced or rigidly maintained
- disciplining rigorously or severely
- Obsolete
- close; tight
- narrow
- Bot. stiff and upright; erect
Related Forms:
- strictly adverb
- strictness noun
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