different between strict vs uncompromising
strict
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of strait and stretto. See stringent, strain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st??kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Adjective
strict (comparative stricter, superlative strictest)
- Strained; drawn close; tight.
- Tense; not relaxed.
- Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously particular.
- Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
- Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
- (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
- Severe in discipline.
- Antonyms: lenient, lax, permissive
- (set theory, order theory) Irreflexive; if the described object is defined to be reflexive, that condition is overridden and replaced with irreflexive.
Usage notes
- Stricter and strictest are the grammatically correct forms for the comparative and superlative though outside UK more strict and most strict are more often used.
Derived terms
- stricten
- strictly
- strictness
Related terms
- stricture
- stringent
- strain
Translations
Further reading
- strict in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- strict in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin strictus, perfect participle of stringere (“to draw tight, bind, contract”). Doublet of étroit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st?ikt/
Adjective
strict (feminine singular stricte, masculine plural stricts, feminine plural strictes)
- strict
Derived terms
- strictement
Further reading
- “strict” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French strict, from Latin strictus.
Adjective
strict m or n (feminine singular strict?, masculine plural stric?i, feminine and neuter plural stricte)
- strict
Declension
strict From the web:
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- what strict means
- what strict parents cause
- what strict construction mean
- what strict parents think they are teaching
- what strict parents do
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- what strict interpretation of the constitution mean
uncompromising
English
Etymology
un- +? compromising
Adjective
uncompromising (comparative more uncompromising, superlative most uncompromising)
- Inflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make concessions.
- Principled.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:obstinate
Translations
uncompromising From the web:
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- what does uncompromising realism mean
- what does uncompromising
- what is uncompromising integrity
- what does uncompromisingly forthright mean
- what does uncompromising quality mean
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