Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe: stringent safety measures.
- adj. Constricted; tight: operating under a stringent time limit.
- adj. Characterized by scarcity of money, credit restrictions, or other financial strain: stringent economic policies.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- 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.
Wiktionary
- adj. Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
Etymologies
- From Latin stringens, stringentem, from stringō. (Wiktionary)
- Latin stringēns, stringent-, present participle of stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Would it be ironic though to point out that writing within stringent constraints is a hallmark of “experimental” fiction?”
“It was that the guidelines that had protected them and their business for years were too stringent from a financial standpoint to allow minorities by and large to qualify in the same numbers as non-minorities (honkeys, if you will).”
“Due to a number of factors, namely the stringent co-op system that frightens so many first-time buyers, Manhattan has not been hit the way the rest of the country has.”
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“Despite the so-called stringent laws, Indians still come across dreadful and fearful stories when the minor children of the country are forced to tie the nuptial knots even when their body and mind are not ready for any such relation at a tiny age.”
“Parents can also promote safety by urging officials to call stringent games.”
“These days, of course, the rules aren't quite as stringent, which is a Good Thing.”
“An anonymous pamphlet has been circulating condemning the so - called stringent measures taken by Rev Tselapedi to curb the misuse of government vehicles.”
“The O.F.S. had made what Mr. Merriman called stringent laws.”
“While many marketing agencies claim to be able to attract those interested in a short sale, the qualifications are stringent - in other words, not every homeowner is going to qualify for a short sale.”
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