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demanding strict attention to rules and procedures“rigorous discipline”“tight security”“stringent safety measures”Synonyms: rigorous tight

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Strin′gent (strĭn′jent), adjective

Origin: L. stringens, -entis, p. pr. of stringere to draw or bind tight. See Strain.

Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.

They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a more stringent code of procedure.— Thomas Babington Macaulay

— Strin′wb-a1′>′gent·ly, adverb — Strin′wb-a1′>′gent·ness, noun

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54