Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)Strictly; rigorously.

Examples

38 sentences

  1. At its narrowest, the Strait of Gibraltar is 14.3 kilometers wide.

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  2. Algeria still remained in dire straits.

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  3. Our company is in dire straits.

    ruНаша компания находится в отчаянном положении. — marafon

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  4. An artificial causeway was built across the strait.

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  5. At this point the sea narrows into a strait.

    ruВ этой точке море сужается до пролива. — odexed

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Origin

From Middle English streit, from Old French estreit (modern form étroit), from Latin stric

From Middle English streit, from Old French estreit (modern form étroit), from Latin strictus, perfect passive participle of stringō (“compress, tighten”). Doublet of stretto and strict.

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Forms

straiter, straitest
Comparativestraiter Lesson
Superlativestraitest

regular

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
straightforwardB2strainB1strainerstraitjacketstrandB2
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