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Angliholic Posted 15 years ago
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A man of strict morals

He is a man of strict morals.

Hi,

Is it rigtht to interpret the above as the following? Thanks.

He is a man who practices morals strictly.

He sticks to morals strictly.

He follows morals strictly.
  

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Yes, right.

  • Yes, right.
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yes but it also implies something about the nature of the morals. You can stick very strictly to any set of morals, but strict morals are specifically strict (common connotations: oldfashioned, religious)

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