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Adjective

stringent

strict|Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
:They have stringent quality requirements outlining what is acceptable.

de:stringent et:stringent fa:stringent fr:stringent hu:stringent pl:stringent fi:stringent sv:stringent ta:stringent te:stringent vi:stringent zh:stringent

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stringent \Strin"gent\ (str[i^]n"jent), a. [L. stringens,
-entis, p. pr. of stringere to draw or bind tight. See
Strain.]
Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive;
rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.
[1913 Webster]

They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a
more stringent code of procedure. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster] -- Strin"gent*ly, adv. -- Strin"gent*ness,
n.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet stringent
adj : demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;
"rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent
safety measures" [syn: rigorous, tight]

Moby Dictionary
Spartan , Spartanic , acid , acidulous , acrid , acrimonious ,
astringent , austere , authoritarian , binding , biting , bitter , bleak ,
caustic , confining , cutting , demanding , double-edged , dour ,
draconian , drawing , edged , escharotic , exacting , exigent , fierce ,
grim , hard , harsh , incisive , inclement , ironhanded , keen ,
meticulous , mordacious , mordant , penetrating , piercing , poignant ,
rigorist , rigorous , rough , rugged , scathing , severe , sharp ,
stabbing , stern , stinging , strict , strident , tart , tough ,
trenchant , ungentle , unsparing , vehement , violent , virulent ,
vitriolic