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strin·gent
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ˈstrɪn
dʒənt
/
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strin
-j
uh
nt
]
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adjective
1.
rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe:
stringent laws.
2.
compelling, constraining, or urgent:
stringent necessity.
3.
convincing or forcible:
stringent arguments.
4.
(of the money market) characterized by a shortage in money for loan or investment purposes; tight.
Origin:
1595–1605;
<
Latin
stringent-
(stem of
stringēns
), present participle of
stringere
to draw tight; see
-ent
Related forms
strin·gent·ly,
adverb
non·strin·gent,
adjective
un·strin·gent,
adjective
un·strin·gent·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
1.
restrictive. See
strict
.
3.
forceful, powerful, effective.
Antonyms
1.
flexible.
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World English Dictionary
stringent
(ˈstrɪndʒənt)
—
adj
1.
requiring strict attention to rules, procedure, detail, etc
2.
finance
characterized by or causing a shortage of credit, loan capital, etc
[C17: from Latin
stringere
to bind]
'stringency
—
n
'stringently
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
stringent
1605, "astringent," especially with reference to taste, from L. stringentem (nom. stringens), prp. of stringere "to compress, contract, bind or draw tight" (see
strain
). Of regulations, procedures, etc., 1846.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Performance, durability and tight costs for cars are also much more
stringent
than for small electronic devices.
Nuclear and chemical weapons are subject to
stringent
inspection regimes.
Regulations in many foreign countries are also less
stringent
, if there are any
regulations at all.
Polymers can be processed in less
stringent
conditions--at room temperature and
in the open air.
Airlines are becoming ever more stringy in the services they offer, and
stringent
in their.
The fund may be calculating that it is better to be lavish before a crisis than
stringent
after one.
It helped, too, that
stringent
visa regulations had limited the influx of foreign tourists.
Their occupational health standards are not as
stringent
as ours, and so there was a much higher exposure in that population.
Prescription drugs are the one area where there is a drive for more
stringent
laws on the supply side.
Parties are always free to implement more
stringent
measures.
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