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semistrict

semistrict adjective: having some, but not all, characteristics of a strict system, category etc.

Adjective

semistrict (not comparable)

  1. Having some, but not all, characteristics of a strict system, category etc.

Forms of semistrict

alternative formsemi-strict

Origin of semistrict

From semi- + strict.

Questions about semistrict

What does semistrict mean?
Semistrict means having some, but not all, characteristics of a strict system, category etc.
What part of speech is semistrict?
Semistrict is an adjective.

Words near semistrict in the dictionary

  1. semisterility
  2. semistratifiable
  3. semistratified
  4. semistriate
  5. semistriated
  6. semistrict
  7. semistrong
  8. semistructural
  9. semistructured
  10. semistupid
  11. semistuporous

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