Strict
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

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RIGID
Designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure

EXACT
Marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

STERN
Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"

HARSH
Sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character"

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SEVERE
Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"

NARROW
A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water

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AUSTERE
Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"

PRECISE
Sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

LITERAL
A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

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ORTHODOX
Adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world"

ABSOLUTE
Something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative; "no mortal being can influence the absolute"

RIGOROUS
Rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"

EXACTING
Requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"

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STRINGENT
Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"

UNBENDING
Incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"

DEMANDING
Requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"

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METICULOUS
Marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"

UNYIELDING
Stubbornly unyielding; "dogged persistence"; "dour determination"; "the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics"; "a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot; "men tenacious of opinion"

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PUNCTILIOUS
Marked by precise accordance with details; "meticulous research"; "punctilious in his attention to rules of etiquette"

STRAITLACED
Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

HARDANDFAST

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NONINDULGENT
Characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint

DISCIPLINARY
Designed to promote discipline; "the teacher's action was corrective rather than instructional"; "disciplinal measures"; "the mother was stern and disciplinary"

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AUTHORITARIAN
A person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime"

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UNCOMPROMISING
Not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"