"stringent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/ Audio: en-us-stringent.ogg Forms: more stringent [comparative], most stringent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪnd͡ʒənt Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*streyg-}}, {{lbor|en|la|stringens|stringēns, stringentem}} Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*streyg-||to stroke, to shear, stiff}} Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} stringent (comparative more stringent, superlative most stringent)
  1. Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe Derived forms: overstringent, stringently, stringentness Translations (making strict requirements): строг (strog) (Bulgarian), неоспорим (neosporim) (Bulgarian), gestreng (Dutch), stringent (Dutch), ankara (Finnish), tiukka (Finnish), strict (French), stringent (German), سخت (saxt) (Persian), قاطع (qâte') (Persian), estrito (Portuguese), restritivo (Portuguese), стро́гий (strógij) (Russian), жёсткий (žóstkij) (Russian), estricto (Spanish), restrictivo (Spanish), rígido (Spanish), severo (Spanish), sträng (Swedish), stringent (Swedish), суворий (suvoryj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), строгий (strohyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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