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One Who Goes Strictly By The Book Crossword Clue

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noun

• a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

38%9 Gender expression that is neither strictly male nor strictly female
noun

• showing characteristics of both sexes

38%12 Opposite of strictly increasing or strictly decreasing
adjective

• not monotonic

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New York Times28 Jan 1989 Down 5
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