adjective
- Rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard.
- usage: "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"
- synonyms: rigorous
- Of rules. ( stringently enforced)
- usage: "hard-and-fast rules"
- synonyms: hard-and-fast
- Characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint.
- synonyms: nonindulgent
- Incapable of compromise or flexibility.
- synonyms: rigid
- Severe and unremitting in making demands.
- usage: "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
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