stringent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
    rigorous; tight.
    • rigorous discipline
    • tight security
    • stringent safety measures

WordNet

Strin"gent adjective
Etymology
L. stringens, -entis, p.pr. of stringere to draw or bind tight. See Strain.
Definitions
  1. Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.
    They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a more stringent code of procedure. Macaulay.
    -- Strin"gent*ly, adv. -- Strin"gent*ness, n.

Webster 1913