Stringent
ahd-5
adjective.
Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe.
adjective.
Constricted; tight.
adjective.
Characterized by scarcity of money, credit restrictions, or other financial strain.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Tightening or binding; drawing tight.
Straitened; tight; constrained; hampered by scarcity or lack of available funds: as, a
stringent
money-market.
Strict; close; rigorous; rigid; exacting; urgent: as, to make
stringent
regulations.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Strict
; binding strongly; making strict requirements;
restrictive
;
rigid
;
severe
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adjective.
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures