adjective Etymology: Latin ~-, stringens, present participle of stringere Date: 1736 tight , constricted, marked by rigor, strictness, or severity especially with regard to rule or standard , marked by money scarcity and credit strictness , see: rigid ~ly adverb
STRINGENT
Meaning of STRINGENT in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012