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] --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
stringent
adj : demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;
"rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent
safety measures" [syn: rigorous, tight]
WordNet (r) 2.0
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "stringent":
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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