rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"
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"
severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
severe and unremitting in making demands
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
