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No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.
Our teacher was always very strict. If we didn't behave, we would get punished.
It was a very strict lesson.
(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 the UK more strict and most strict are more often used.
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