strict
strict
adj.
Exact: P. and V. ἀκρῑβής.
Rigorous, stern: P. and V. σκληρός, σχέτλιος ; see stern.
adj.
Exact: P. and V. ἀκρῑβής.
Rigorous, stern: P. and V. σκληρός, σχέτλιος ; see stern.
STRICT
Severe rigid durus: austerus: severus: acerbus: strictus (Manil. Auson.).
Careful Vid.
Severe rigid durus: austerus: severus: acerbus: strictus (Manil. Auson.).
Careful Vid.
strict:
I. Careful:
1. dīlĭgens, ntis: most s. in every duty, omnis officii diligentissimus, Cic. Coel. 30, 73: a s.er observance of ancestral custom, diligentior ritus patrii custodia, Vell. 1, 4, med.
2. intentus: to guard one with a s.er watch, intentiore custodia aliquem asservare, Liv. 39, 19, ad init.: v. alsoSTAUNCH , PUNCTILIOUS , SCRUPULOUS , PARTICULAR (adj., III.).
II. Accurate, q. v. Phr.: a s. (or powerful) logician, valens dialecticus, Cic. Fat. 6, 12: the s. letter of the law, summum jus: e. g., I will not deal with you according to s. law, non agam summo jure tecum, id. Verr. 5, 2, 4: s. truth, veritas ipsa, id. de Or. 1, 17, 77: the s. meaning of a word, verbi sensus proprius (opp. translatus), Cic. (v. LITERAL ): cf. proprietas (verborum), Quint. 8, 2, init.
III. Absolute, real, q. v. Phr.: to tell a thing in s. confidence, aliquid tutis auribus deponere, Hor. Od. 1, 27, 18: a s. duty, perh. officium necessitate quadam delegatum, Quint. (v.IMPERATIVE ).
IV. Rigorous, severe:
1. intentus: s. and in the case of great offences inexorable, i. et magnis delictis inexorabilis, Tac. A. 11, 18, extr.: s. discipline, i. disciplina, id. 12, 42, ad init.
2. dūrus: the s. oversight of mothers, d. custodia matrum, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 22.
3. rĭgĭdus: a s. censor, r. censor, Ov. A. A. 2, 664: Cato of s. integrity, (Cato) r. innocentiae, Liv. 39, 40, ad fin.
4. sĕvērus: the most s. sect (of the Stoics), secta severissima, Quint. 1, 10, 15: a particularly s. discipline, disciplina maxime s., id. 1, 2, 5: s. laws, s. leges, Vell. 1, 6 (v.SEVERE ): very s. orders, imperia severiora, Cic. Tusc. 4, 19, 43: very s. judges, severissimi judices, id. Verr. Act. 1, 10, 30.
5. persĕvērus (very or over-strict): a rule not rigorous nor over-s., imperium non restrictum nec p., Tac. A. 15, 48.
6. strictus (rare): s. Catos, s. Catones, Manil. 5, 106: a s. law, s. lex, Stat. S. 3, 5, 87: v. alsoSTERN . Phr.: to be a s. disciplinarian (in the army), disciplinam militarem severe conservare, Liv. (v. DISCIPLINARIAN ): to exercise s. discipline in the conduct of a war, severo imperio bellum administrare, id. (v. DISCIPLINE ). [To be s. with, may be expr. by, duritiam, etc. (v. STRICTNESS ) adhibere (with ad, in, or dat.): or by, tractare aliquem dure, etc. (v. STRICTLY ). For not s., v. INDULGENT , MILD (III.)]
I. Careful:
1. dīlĭgens, ntis: most s. in every duty, omnis officii diligentissimus, Cic. Coel. 30, 73: a s.er observance of ancestral custom, diligentior ritus patrii custodia, Vell. 1, 4, med.
2. intentus: to guard one with a s.er watch, intentiore custodia aliquem asservare, Liv. 39, 19, ad init.: v. also
II. Accurate, q. v. Phr.: a s. (
III. Absolute, real, q. v. Phr.: to tell a thing in s. confidence, aliquid tutis auribus deponere, Hor. Od. 1, 27, 18: a s. duty, perh. officium necessitate quadam delegatum, Quint. (v.
IV. Rigorous, severe:
1. intentus: s. and in the case of great offences inexorable, i. et magnis delictis inexorabilis, Tac. A. 11, 18, extr.: s. discipline, i. disciplina, id. 12, 42, ad init.
2. dūrus: the s. oversight of mothers, d. custodia matrum, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 22.
3. rĭgĭdus: a s. censor, r. censor, Ov. A. A. 2, 664: Cato of s. integrity, (Cato) r. innocentiae, Liv. 39, 40, ad fin.
4. sĕvērus: the most s. sect (of the Stoics), secta severissima, Quint. 1, 10, 15: a particularly s. discipline, disciplina maxime s., id. 1, 2, 5: s. laws, s. leges, Vell. 1, 6 (v.
5. persĕvērus (very or over-strict): a rule not rigorous nor over-s., imperium non restrictum nec p., Tac. A. 15, 48.
6. strictus (rare): s. Catos, s. Catones, Manil. 5, 106: a s. law, s. lex, Stat. S. 3, 5, 87: v. also