STRICT, STRICTLY, STRICTNESS
ADJECTIVES
1741 ► TIGHT-LACED strict in the observance of rules or usages of morality or propriety
L19.. ► DEAD ON dealing very strictly and severely with a situation or person → sl., orig. US
20C.. ► BURNT terrible; tough; strict → teen & high school sl.
1905 ► TAUT of persons: strict, severe → Sc.
1932 ► SCOTCH strict, straitlaced → Amer. dial.
ADVERBS
1225 ► NARROW closely, straitly, strictly → obs.
NOUNS
1531 ► RIGOROSITY austerity, rigour, extreme strictness → obs.
NOUNS, PERSON
1829 ► MAN OF IRON a strict character
1942 ► BALLBREAKER a demanding, contentious, harassing, annoying, or otherwise vexatious person; a cruel taskmaster; a strict disciplinarian; a cruel boss → US sl.
1942 ► CURFEW KEEPER a strict parent → US sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► EGG BEATER a strict parent → US sl. (Bk.)
1942 ► PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA a strict parent or teacher → US sl. (Bk.)
1995 ► TOUGH COOKIE a strict person → US sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
1967 ► HAVE A STICK UP ONE’S ASS to be extremely rigid or conventional; to be inflexible, strict, or strait-laced
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