STRICT

strict

1. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"

2. not indulgent; "strict parents"

3. (of rules) stringently enforced; "hard-and-fast rules"

4. severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

5. unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"

6. incapable of compromise or flexibility

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