stringent
adj/ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/
Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”).
1
Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe.
- They have stringent quality requirements outlining what is acceptable.
- Antonyms
- lenient
- Derived terms
- nonstringent, overstringent, stringently, stringentness, understringent, unstringent