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strict Definition

• (s) (of rules) stringently enforced; "hard-and-fast rules"
• (s) rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"
• (s) incapable of compromise or flexibility
• (s) not indulgent; "strict parents"
• (s) 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"
• (s) severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

strict Synonyms

• exacting
• hard-and-fast
• nonindulgent
• rigid
• rigorous
• severe
• spartan
• stern
• strict