峭しょう刻こく

taru-adjective, adverb taking the 'to' particle

very rigorous; strict; cruel

Archaic literary word describing a person, attitude, or rule as harshly strict, severe, or unyielding. Used in classical or highly formal contexts; not part of everyday speech.

• 古こ典てんの一いっ節せつに「峭しょう刻こくたる掟おきて」とある。

  A passage in a classic text reads 'a very rigorous law'.

• 彼かれの峭しょう刻こくとした態たい度どは、周しゅう囲いを震ふるえ上あがらせたという。

  His strict and severe manner is said to have made those around him tremble.