stringent
adjective
rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe.
stringently
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a word derived from
stringent.
Example Sentences
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The audit suggested that officials in the Texas comptroller’s office, which originally administered the program, were not vetting the number of out-of-town visitors stringently enough to ensure an economic benefit.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026
Alternative products aren’t regulated as stringently as credit cards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
"It could be a gamechanger in primary health care settings to support clinicians in stringently diagnosing AOM and guiding treatment decisions."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
It represents one of the largest national mining contracts in a region where other countries like Costa Rica regulate the sector more stringently and El Salvador which banned metal mining in 2017.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
If it is correct, he suggested, perhaps the army’s budget for armaments ought to be cut stringently.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
