Due and Strict

Due

Due adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Usage example: all the participants in the trial are required to treat the judge with due respect

Strict and due are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strict" instead an adjective "Due".

Strict

Strict adjective - Following an original exactly.

Due and strict are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Due" instead an adjective "Strict".

Nearby Words: strictly, strictness

Both words in one sentence

  • Depending on the Artist One show that deliberately invokes this trope is John Kricfalusi's The Ren & Stimpy Show, due to John's strict rule that there was no strict rule about staying on model.
  • Music / The Big Three The (then dissolved) Big Three lamented that due to evolving trends and less strict management, The Who were allowed to capture their raw sound on record.
  • Useful Notes / The Napoleonic Wars Four Eyes, Zero Soul: Louis-Nicolas Davout had this reputation, due to his very cold and strict personality which his critics interpreted as full-blown heartlessness and cruelty.
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