释义 |
Definition of over-strict in English: over-strictadjective Excessively strict. an over-strict upbringing an over-strict disciplinarian Example sentencesExamples - She moved toward the nearby door, standing to one side of it, and automatically, prompted by the almost forgotten reactions of an over-strict childhood, he held it open for her.
- The beneficial effect to the economy could be negated if over-strict anti tax-avoidance measures are included in the Bill.
- We have many reasons to believe the contest rules were overstrict.
- This is an over-strict doctrine which neither reflects culpability nor serves the goal of crime prevention.
- He was negligent in financial matters, had erected unnecessary buildings at the college's expense, and was an overstrict disciplinarian.
- She was a cruel and abusive mother, over-strict and something of a 'clean freak'.
Synonyms carping, captious, overcritical, fault-finding, hair-splitting, cavilling, niggling, quibbling, pedantic, pettifogging, fussy, finicky, over-censorious, over-exacting, over-rigorous, over-particular |