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Dictionary definition · strict

adjective

  1. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard"rigorous application of the law"
  2. (of rules) stringently enforced"hard-and-fast rules"
  3. characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
  4. incapable of compromise or flexibility
  5. severe and unremitting in making demands"an exacting instructor"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).