Definition & Meaning of "stringent"in English

stringent

(of a law, regulation, rule, etc.) extremely limiting and strict

hard-and-fast

rigorous

stern

strict

tight

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

qualitative

Superlative

most stringent

Comparative

more stringent

gradable

domain

regulation, control, standards

Examples

The company had stringent rules about employee conduct.

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