stringent
11stringent — [adj] rigid, tight acrimonious, binding, brick wall*, by the book*, by the numbers*, compelling, confining, convincing, dead set on*, demanding, draconian, drawing, dyedin the wool*, exacting, forceful, hard, hardnosed*, harsh, inflexible,… …
12stringent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of regulations or requirements) strict, precise, and exacting. DERIVATIVES stringency noun stringently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin stringere draw tight …
13stringent — stringently, adv. /strin jeuhnt/, adj. 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)… …
14stringent — strin•gent [[t]ˈstrɪn dʒənt[/t]] adj. 1) rigorously binding or exacting; strict: stringent laws[/ex] 2) compelling; urgent: stringent necessity[/ex] 3) convincing; forcible: stringent arguments[/ex] 4) bus (of the money market) making little… …
15stringent — adjective Etymology: Latin stringent , stringens, present participle of stringere Date: 1736 1. tight, constricted 2. marked by rigor, strictness, or severity especially with regard to rule or standard < stringent decontamination procedures > 3.… …
16stringent — strin|gent [ˈstrındʒənt] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of stringere to tie tightly, press together ] 1.) a stringent law, rule, standard etc is very strict and must be obeyed ▪ stringent anti noise regulations 2.)… …
17stringent — [[t]strɪ̱nʤ(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED Stringent laws, rules, or conditions are very severe or are strictly controlled. [FORMAL] He announced that there would be more stringent controls on the possession of weapons... Its drug testing procedures are… …
18stringent — adjective 1 stringent rule/test/condition very strict and must be obeyed: stringent anti noise regulations 2 stringent economic conditions exist when there is a severe lack of money and strict controls on the supply of money stringently adverb… …
19stringent — /ˈstrɪndʒənt / (say strinjuhnt) adjective 1. narrowly binding; rigorously exacting; strict; severe: stringent laws.; *Now they were assessing him and she panicked for a moment, wondering if he would pass their stringent criterion. –maureen… …
20stringent — UK [ˈstrɪndʒ(ə)nt] / US [ˈstrɪndʒənt] adjective stringent rules or conditions are strict and make you achieve high standards The safety regulations are extremely stringent. Derived words: stringency noun uncountable stringently adverb …
