Stringent

What do we mean by stringent?

Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe. adjective

Constricted; tight. adjective

Characterized by scarcity of money, credit restrictions, or other financial strain. adjective

Tightening or binding; drawing tight.

Straitened; tight; constrained; hampered by scarcity or lack of available funds: as, a stringent money-market.

Strict; close; rigorous; rigid; exacting; urgent: as, to make stringent regulations.

Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe. adjective

Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe adjective

Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures adjective

Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe

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Words that rhyme with stringent:
contingent, astringent.

Adjectives that are often used to describe stringent:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective stringent:
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