Stringency

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.

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

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stringen·cy n.

stringent·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stringency - a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit tightness deficiency, lack, want - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
	2.	stringency - conscientious attention to rules and details strictness painstakingness, conscientiousness - the trait of being painstaking and careful