stricture
(noun) severe criticism
stenosis, stricture
(noun) abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stricture (countable and uncountable, plural strictures)
(usually in plural) a rule restricting behaviour or action
a general state of restrictiveness on behavior, action, or ideology
a sternly critical remark or review
(medicine) abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body
(obsolete) strictness
(obsolete) a stroke; a glance; a touch
(linguistics) the degree of contact, in consonants
Source: Wiktionary
Stric"ture, n. Etym: [L. strictura a contraction, from stringere, strictum, to draw tight: cf. F. stricture. See Strict.]
1. Strictness. [Obs.] A man of stricture and firm abstinence. Shak.
2. A stroke; a glance; a touch. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
3. A touch of adverse criticism; censure. [I have] given myself the liberty of these strictures by way of reflection on all and every passage. Hammond.
4. (Med.)
Definition: A localized morbid contraction of any passage of the body. Cf. Organic stricture, and Spasmodic stricture, under Organic, and Spasmodic. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
