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    [Adjective]  | "strin*gent" | \ ˈstrin-jənt \


    1: tight, constricted

    2: marked by rigor, strictness, or severity especially with regard to rule or standard

    3: marked by money scarcity and credit strictness


    Origin: 1736 ;

     Latin stringent-, stringens, present participle of stringere;

    [Adjective]  | "stringent" 


    1: not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards;


      * e.g., " ... stringent rules against unauthorized persons being in the building "





     [ "stringent" ]

    1: strict; tight; anal.

      * e.g.,  ... "Sarah, quit bein so stringent. Lighten up." 

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