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stricture [ˈstrɪktʃə] n
1. a severe criticism; censure 2. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol an abnormal constriction of a tubular organ, structure, or part 3. Obsolete severity [from Latin strictūra contraction; see strict] strictured adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
stricture (Formal) noun 1. criticism, disapproval, censure, stick (slang), blame, rebuke, flak (informal), bad press, sideswipe, animadversion a thinly disguised stricture against the rights of man 2. limitation, restriction, constraint, condition, handicap, restraint, demarcation Your goals are hindered by financial strictures. Translations stricture n usu pl (form: = criticism) → (scharfe) Kritik no pl; to make or pass strictures upon somebody → jdn (scharf) kritisieren How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| To a man who had but little to do with pleasure sailing (though all sailing is a pleasure), and certainly nothing whatever with racing in open waters, the writer's strictures upon the handicapping of yachts were just intelligible and no more. We had been having a heated discussion,--upon life, of course,--and, grown over-bold, I was passing stiff strictures upon Wolf Larsen and the life of Wolf Larsen. It appears that an article was published in the French side of the paper on Monday last, containing some strictures on the Artillery Battalion for firing their guns on Sunday morning, in answer to those from the Ontario and Woodbury, and thereby much alarm was caused to the families of those persons who were out all night preserving the peace of the city. |
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