transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstrin-jənt ]
adjective
Etymology: Latin stringent-, stringens, present participle of stringere
Date: 1736
1. : tight , constricted
2. : marked by rigor, strictness, or severity especially with regard to rule or standard
stringent decontamination procedures
3. : marked by money scarcity and credit strictness
a stringent budget
Synonyms: see rigid
• strin·gent·ly adverb