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strin·gent  (strnjnt)
adj.
1. Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe: stringent safety measures.
2. Constricted; tight: operating under a stringent time limit.
3. Characterized by scarcity of money, credit restrictions, or other financial strain: stringent economic policies.

[Latin stringns, stringent-, present participle of stringere, to draw tight; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

stringen·cy n.
stringent·ly adv.

stringent [ˈstrɪndʒənt]
adj
1. requiring strict attention to rules, procedure, detail, etc.
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance characterized by or causing a shortage of credit, loan capital, etc.
[from Latin stringere to bind]
stringency  n
stringently  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stringent - demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"
demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"

stringent
adjective strict, tough, rigorous, demanding, binding, tight, severe, exacting, rigid, inflexible Its drug-testing procedures are the most stringent in the world.
relaxed, slack, lax, loose, flexible, vague, inconclusive, equivocal, unrigorous
Translations
stringent [ˈstrɪndʒənt] ADJ
1. [controls, standards] → riguroso, severo, estricto
stringent rulesreglas fpl estrictas
2. (Fin) → tirante, difícil
stringent [ˈstrɪndʒənt] adj [laws, rules, conditions] → strict(e); [need] → impérieux/euse
string instrument stringed instrument ninstrument m à cordes
string quartet nquatuor m à cordes
string vest n (British)marcel m résille, marcel m en résille
stringent
adj standards, laws, discipline, reformsstreng; rules, testing, training etc alsohart; measureshart, scharf; marketgedrückt; stringent economiesstrenge Sparmaßnahmen pl; they have to practise stringent economysie müssen eisern sparen
stringent [ˈstrɪndʒnt] adj (measures, economies, tests) → rigoroso/a
stringent rules → regolamento msg stretto
stringent [ˈstrɪndʒnt] adj (measures, economies, tests) → rigoroso/a
stringent rules → regolamento msg stretto


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