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French
Adjective
stricte
- feminine singular of strict
Latin
Participle
stricte
- vocative masculine singular of strictus
Adverb
strictē (comparative strictius, superlative strictissimē)
- closely, tightly
- concisely
c. 35 CE – 100 CE,
Quintilian,
Institutio Oratoria 5.12.18:
- ita nos habitum ipsum orationis virilem et illam vim stricte robusteque dicendi tenera quadam elocutionis cute operimus
- In this manner we conceal the manly character of oration and the strength of speaking concisely and firmly with a delicate surface of expression
- strictly
c. 13th century,
Dies irae :
- Quantus tremor est futurus,
Quando Iudex est venturus,
Cuncta stricte discussurus!- How great will be the tremor,
when justice comes,
strictly examining all things!
References
- “stricte”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- stricte in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin stricte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstrik.tɛ/
- Rhymes: -iktɛ
- Syllabification: stric‧te
Adverb
stricte (not comparable)
- strictly (in a narrow or limited sense)
- Synonyms: dokładnie, sensu stricto, ściśle
Further reading
- stricte in Polish dictionaries at PWN