ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ ˈɹɪdʒɪd ˈɹɪɡəɹəs stɹɪkt severe and unremitting in making demands an exacting instructor a stern disciplinarian strict standards rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard rigorous application of the law a strict vegetarian characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint incapable of compromise or flexibility (of rules) stringently enforced hard-and-fast rules