stricture
/ˈstɹɪkt͡ʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "To his eyes it had no attraction; it savoured of simony, and was likely to bring down upon him harder and more deserved strictures than any he had yet received: he positively declined to become vicar of Puddingdale under any circumstances."
- "1931 Edgar Wallace: Again Sanders "That is a matter for you to discuss with the Government," said Sanders, in his iciest tone. "I am only authorized to collect twenty-eight thousand. I will note your strictures and report them to Whitehall." "I'm passing no strictures said the Major, hastily. He had been warned against Sanders..."
- "Even venerable print publications seem to accept that old strictures no longer apply when they move online."
- "I just couldn't take the stricture of that place a single day more."
- "For many young people throughout Britain in the 1970s, Northern Soul became a truly alternative lifestyle with the rites and values of the scene replacing many of the traditional strictures of society."
- "When he read the poem to his parents, upon its conclusion, both were much impressed by it, though his father made severe strictures upon its lack of polish, its terminal inconcision, and its vagueness of thought."
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin strictūra, from Latin strictus.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *streyg-, strictus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈstɹɪkt͡ʃɚ/
- British English: /ˈstɹɪkt͡ʃəː/