Stringent
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English
Adjective
stringent
- Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe
- They have stringent quality requirements outlining what is acceptable.
Related terms
Adverbs for Stringent
unwisely; disagreeably; unbearably; intolerably; unintelligently; necessarily; inescapably; terribly; irritatingly; vexatiously; dangerously; ominously; unreasonably; injudiciously; stupidly; inexpediently; ill-advisedly; absurdly.
Thesaurus
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
Etymology
From Latin stringens, stringentem < stringō.
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Verb
stringent
- third-person plural future active indicative of stringō
