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strictly
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adverb
restricted to something
we talked strictly business
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adverb
(= stringently)
in a stringent manner
the laws are stringently enforced
stringently controlled
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adverb
(= rigorously)
in a rigorous manner
he had been trained rigorously by the monks
finite
Adjective
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If something is finite, it has a limit. It doesn't keep going forever.
This problem has a finite number of correct answers.
There is a finite amount of energy in the universe.
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A finite clause is one that has a verb in present or past tense or is imperative or subjunctive.
Main clauses are always finite, but subordinate clauses can be finite or non-finite.
In the sentence "I want to go to the store", "I want" is a finite verb clause but "to go to the store" is not, because it doesn't say who is doing it: it is not limited to one subject.
In the sentence "I took the book that was on the table", "I took the book" is a finite verb clause and "that was on the table" is also a finite verb clause because it is limited to the subject "that".