| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Abrasive | Harshly firm; not lenient. |
| 2. | Absolute | Allowing no exceptions. |
| 3. | Acerbic | Sharp and cutting in manner. |
| 4. | Austere | Severely simple; stern. |
| 5. | Authoritarian | Demanding obedience; controlling. |
| 6. | Biting | Sharply critical; harsh. |
| 7. | Black-and-white | Treating rules as absolute. |
| 8. | By-the-book | Following rules exactly. |
| 9. | Categorical | Unqualified; admitting no doubt. |
| 10. | Circumscribed | Tightly limited; restricted. |
| 11. | Close | Careful and exacting. |
| 12. | Commanding | Expecting compliance; authoritative. |
| 13. | Compulsory | Required by rule or law. |
| 14. | Confining | Restricting freedom of action. |
| 15. | Conscientious | Careful to follow duties and rules. |
| 16. | Constant | Steady and unwavering in enforcement. |
| 17. | Constrained | Held within tight limits. |
| 18. | Controlled | Kept within set boundaries. |
| 19. | Correct | Conforming exactly to standards. |
| 20. | Crabbed | Irritable and hard to please. |
| 21. | Curt | Brief and blunt; unsoftened. |
| 22. | Decisive | Firm; not wavering. |
| 23. | Demanding | Requiring much; hard to satisfy. |
| 24. | Dictatorial | Imposing will; allowing no dissent. |
| 25. | Disciplined | Trained to obey rules. |
| 26. | Dogmatic | Insisting on principles as certain. |
| 27. | Draconian | Excessively harsh in punishment. |
| 28. | Dutiful | Strictly attentive to obligations. |
| 29. | Exact | Precise; without deviation. |
| 30. | Exacting | Requiring great care or effort. |
| 31. | Exigent | Requiring immediate, strict attention. |
| 32. | Fastidious | Very attentive to detail and correctness. |
| 33. | Firm | Not yielding; resolute. |
| 34. | Formalist | Insisting on rules and procedure. |
| 35. | Formalistic | Rigidly adhering to form. |
| 36. | Fussy | Overconcerned with small details. |
| 37. | Hard | Severe; not forgiving. |
| 38. | Hard-nosed | Unyielding and practical. |
| 39. | Harsh | Severely unpleasant; strict. |
| 40. | Hawkish | Aggressively tough and uncompromising. |
| 41. | High-handed | Overbearing; imperious. |
| 42. | Hobnailed | Rigid; lacking flexibility. |
| 43. | Imperative | Compulsory; must be done. |
| 44. | Implacable | Unappeasable; not yielding. |
| 45. | Inexorable | Impossible to stop or soften. |
| 46. | Inflexible | Unwilling to bend or adapt. |
| 47. | Insistent | Pressing firmly; not relenting. |
| 48. | Intolerant | Unwilling to permit differences. |
| 49. | Iron-fisted | Ruling with harsh control. |
| 50. | Juridical | Relating to law; rule-bound. |
| 51. | Keen | Sharply attentive; exacting. |
| 52. | Law-abiding | Careful to obey laws. |
| 53. | Lawful | In accordance with law. |
| 54. | Legalistic | Overly concerned with rules. |
| 55. | Limited | Kept within narrow bounds. |
| 56. | Martinet-like | Obsessively enforcing discipline. |
| 57. | Methodical | Following a strict, ordered method. |
| 58. | Militant | Aggressively firm in stance. |
| 59. | Moralistic | Rigidly concerned with moral rules. |
| 60. | No-nonsense | Practical; tolerating no foolishness. |
| 61. | Nonnegotiable | Not open to discussion. |
| 62. | Obdurate | Stubbornly refusing to change. |
| 63. | Official | Enforced by authority or rules. |
| 64. | Ordered | Arranged under firm control. |
| 65. | Orthodox | Conforming to established doctrine. |
| 66. | Overbearing | Domineering; overly controlling. |
| 67. | Pedantic | Overly concerned with rules and details. |
| 68. | Peremptory | Allowing no refusal or delay. |
| 69. | Picky | Hard to satisfy; exacting. |
| 70. | Precise | Exact and accurate. |
| 71. | Prescriptive | Laying down rules to follow. |
| 72. | Principled | Guided firmly by rules or ethics. |
| 73. | Punctilious | Very attentive to correct procedure. |
| 74. | Punitory | Inclined to punish; harsh. |
| 75. | Puritanical | Excessively moral; austere. |
| 76. | Rigid | Stiff; not adaptable. |
| 77. | Rigorous | Extremely thorough and strict. |
| 78. | Rule-bound | Tied closely to rules. |
| 79. | Ruthless | Without mercy; harshly strict. |
| 80. | Scrupulous | Very careful about right conduct. |
| 81. | Severe | Harsh; intensely strict. |
| 82. | Sharp | Briskly critical; stern. |
| 83. | Sparing | Restrained; not indulgent. |
| 84. | Stern | Serious and strict. |
| 85. | Straight-laced | Very proper; morally strict. |
| 86. | Stringent | Tightly controlled; demanding. |
| 87. | Strong | Forceful; not easily swayed. |
| 88. | Stubborn | Refusing to yield or change. |
| 89. | Stuffy | Overly formal and rigid. |
| 90. | Taut | Kept under tension; tightly controlled. |
| 91. | Tautly regulated | Closely controlled by rules. |
| 92. | Tight | Strictly controlled; limited. |
| 93. | Tightfisted | Unwilling to spend; parsimonious. |
| 94. | Tough | Hard to deal with; strict. |
| 95. | Tyrannical | Oppressively strict and controlling. |
| 96. | Unbending | Not yielding; inflexible. |
| 97. | Uncompromising | Not making concessions. |
| 98. | Unforgiving | Not tolerant of mistakes. |
| 99. | Unrelenting | Not easing in severity. |
| 100. | Unyielding | Not giving way. |
