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stricture
[strik-cher]
noun
a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism.
The reviewer made several strictures upon the author's style.
an abnormal contraction of any passage or duct of the body.
Phonetics.Ìýa constriction of airflow in the vocal tract in the production of speech.
a restriction.
Archaic.Ìýthe act of enclosing or binding tightly.
Obsolete.Ìýstrictness.
stricture
/ ˈ²õ³Ù°ùɪ°ì³Ùʃə /
noun
a severe criticism; censure
pathol an abnormal constriction of a tubular organ, structure, or part
obsoleteÌýseverity
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- strictured adjective
- nonstrictured adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of stricture1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of stricture1
Example Sentences
Set in the idyllic island of Naxos, Greece, Pochoda refashions Euripides’ “The Bacchae†to weave a hypnotic tale of recently widowed Lena, breaking free from the strictures imposed by the men in her life.
You wanted to protect music from the strictures of school.
The cast embodies such clearly defined horror character tropes that the film’s context reinforces systemic strictures, sending it a dozen steps backward from the “Fear Street†trilogy.
Mina’s father flouted strictures; Sade’s mother subjugated herself to them — that is, until Sade went to jail on a serious felony and compassion for her daughter awakened her long-dormant maternal loyalty.
Repeating a theme, McMahon said it would be her intention to follow the law, which includes the Constitution’s stricture that Congress controls the purse strings.
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