stringent
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strin·gent

adjective \ˈstrin-jənt\

Definition of STRINGENT

2
: marked by rigor, strictness, or severity especially with regard to rule or standard <stringent decontamination procedures>
3
: marked by money scarcity and credit strictness <a stringent budget>
strin·gent·ly adverb

Examples of STRINGENT

  1. <stringent rules against unauthorized persons being in the building>

Origin of STRINGENT

Latin stringent-, stringens, present participle of stringere
First Known Use: 1736

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