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strikt

strikt is the obsolete spelling of strict.

Meaning of strict

Adjective

strict (comparative stricter, superlative strictest)

  1. Strained; drawn close; tight.
    • strict embrace
  2. Tense; not relaxed.
    • strict fiber
  3. Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
    • to keep strict watch
  4. Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
    • they are very strict in observing the Sabbath
  5. Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
    • to understand words in a strict sense
    Synonyms:
    narrow, proper
  6. Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.

See all 8 meanings of strict

Forms of strikt

comparativestrikter
superlativestriktest

Questions about strikt

What is strikt the obsolete spelling of?
Strikt is the obsolete spelling of strict.

Words near strikt in the dictionary

  1. striking while the iron is hot
  2. strikingest
  3. strikingly
  4. strikingness
  5. strikings
  6. strikt
  7. strikter
  8. striktest
  9. strillers
  10. strim
  11. strimmed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: strikt (page history and authors); strict (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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