adjective
stringent
STRIHN-juhnt
adjective
1
Very strict, precise, and demanding; allowing little flexibility.
"The new safety regulations are far more stringent than before."
"Applicants must meet stringent eligibility requirements."
How to Use Stringent
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishVery strict and rigorously enforced, usually said of rules or standards.
Common pairings
stringent rules
stringent conditions
stringent measures
Word Forms
more stringent comparative, most stringent superlative
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin stringens, from stringere ("to draw tight"), the same root that gives us "strict" and "string."