"rulebound" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From rule + bound.",
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      "form": "more rulebound",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "ref": "2007 January 6, Virginia Heffernan, “Hey, Young Writers, That’s Mr. Rolling Stone to You”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "Reality television is pretty rulebound, and it works by upsets.",
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        "Bound by rules; rigidly uncompromising."
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          "rigid"
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          "uncompromising",
          "uncompromising"
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  "word": "rulebound"
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  "etymology_text": "From rule + bound.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "more rulebound",
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    },
    {
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        "superlative"
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  "pos": "adj",
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