Adjective

(en adjective)

Suitable]] or fit to be [[rely on, relied on; worthy of dependence or reliance; trustworthy

A reliable witness to the truth of the miracles. -- .

The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher object. -- .

According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable , being peopled in those agitated times by unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs. --.

(signal processing, of a communication protocol) Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't

Adjective

(er)

Strained; drawn close; tight.

strict embrace

strict ligature

Tense; not relaxed.

strict fiber

Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.

to keep strict watch

to pay strict attention

Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.

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very strict in observing the Sabbath

Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.

to understand words in a strict sense

(botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.

Severe in discipline.