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stringent

[ strin-juhnt ]

adjective

  1. rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe:

    stringent laws.

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  2. compelling, constraining, or urgent:

    stringent necessity.

  3. convincing or forcible:

    stringent arguments.

    Synonyms: , ,

  4. (of the money market) characterized by a shortage in money for loan or investment purposes; tight.


stringent

/ ˈٰɪԻəԳ /

adjective

  1. requiring strict attention to rules, procedure, detail, etc
  2. finance characterized by or causing a shortage of credit, loan capital, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰԲԳ, noun
  • ˈٰԲԳٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ٰgԳ· adverb
  • ԴDz·ٰgԳ adjective
  • ܲ·ٰgԳ adjective
  • un·ٰgԳ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stringent1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin stringent- (stem of ٰԲŧԲ ), present participle of stringere “to draw tight”; -ent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stringent1

C17: from Latin stringere to bind
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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The publicly funded schools are among the few remaining soft spots in California’s stringent childhood vaccination laws, which lawmakers tightened after a measles outbreak that began at Disneyland in 2014 sickened more than 300 people.

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In a statement of defense, however, Sable said this project will “meet more stringent environmental and safety requirements than any other pipeline in the state.”

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But there hasn’t been one quite like the current crash, which has been caused by the stringent tariffs threatened or already imposed on the world by Trump, based on dubious economic theorizing.

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In a statement of defense submitted to the Coastal Commission, Sable noted that due to updated requirements, “this pipeline will meet more stringent environmental and safety requirements than any other pipeline in the state.”

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Uefa has more stringent rules and it remains to be seen whether European football's governing body considers any action.

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