overstrictnessn.
/ˌəʊvəˈstrɪk(t)nəs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈstrɪk(t)nəs/ The state or condition of being excessively strict.
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society > authority > strictness > [noun] > excessive
over-straitness1580
overstrictness1655
chickenshit1944
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > interpretation > [noun] > true > excessive
overstrictness1655
overdetermination1973
1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge Learned Comm. Hebrewes (xii. 25) iii. 366 Misconceit of the over-strictnesse of the Gospel, terming it Cords, bonds.
1809 H. More Cœlebs in Search of Wife (ed. 2) II. xl. 252 They accuse them at once of maintaining doctrines which lead to licentiousness, and of overstrictness in their practice.
1856 C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain ii. xix. 557 Lady Leonora thought dear Flora Rivers' only fault, her over strictness.
1912 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 22 396 The characteristic fallacy to which school systems tend today is not..over-strictness.
1943 M. B. Macmillan War Governors Amer. Rev. ix. 178 The governors felt that a fine line must be steered between laxity and overstrictness.
1989 Isis 80 120 The test's overstrictness meant that it ‘ultimately proved to be sterile as a general methodology for analyzing social data’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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