stringent
Use Stringent in a sentence
dʒənt 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
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
Antonyms
1. flexible.
1. flexible.
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| —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 | |
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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.
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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.
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