Unbending vs Strict - What's the difference?
unbending | strict | Related terms |
The act of one who unbends.
* 1838 , The Eclectic Review
Strained; drawn close; tight.
Tense; not relaxed.
Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.
Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
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(botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
Severe in discipline.
Unbending is a related term of strict.
As adjectives the difference between unbending and strict
is that unbending is inflexible and not yielding while strict is strained; drawn close; tight.As a verb unbending
is .As a noun unbending
is the act of one who unbends.unbending
English
Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- He was a frequent visitor at Wimbledon where Mr. Wilberforce now resided, and the following account is given of his social unbendings .
strict
English
Adjective
(er)- strict embrace
- strict ligature
- strict fiber
- to keep strict watch
- to pay strict attention
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- very strict in observing the Sabbath
- to understand words in a strict sense