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stringent

[ strin-juhnt ]
/ ˈstrɪn dʒənt /
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adjective

rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe: stringent laws.
compelling, constraining, or urgent: stringent necessity.
convincing or forcible: stringent arguments.
(of the money market) characterized by a shortage in money for loan or investment purposes; tight.

Words related to stringent

tough, harsh, stiff, forceful, binding, inflexible, demanding, strict, severe, exacting, rigorous, ironclad, draconian, acrimonious, compelling, confining, convincing, drawing, dyed-in-the-wool, hard

Words nearby stringent

stringcourse, stringed, stringed instrument, stringency, stringendo, stringent, stringer, stringer bead, stringhalt, stringholder, stringing

Origin of stringent

1595–1605; < Latin stringent- (stem of stringēns), present participle of stringere to draw tight; see -ent

SYNONYMS FOR stringent

1 restrictive. See strict.
3 forceful, powerful, effective.
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OTHER WORDS FROM stringent

strin·gent·ly, adverbnon·strin·gent, adjectiveun·strin·gent, adjectiveun·strin·gent·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for stringent

stringent
/ (ˈstrɪndʒənt) /

adjective

requiring strict attention to rules, procedure, detail, etc
finance characterized by or causing a shortage of credit, loan capital, etc

Derived forms of stringent

stringency, nounstringently, adverb

Word Origin for stringent

C17: from Latin stringere to bind
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