stringent
adjective (SEVERE) /ˈstrɪn.dʒənt/Definition
› having a very severe effect, or being extremely limiting: The most stringent laws in the world are useless unless there is the will to enforce them. We need to introduce more stringent security measures such as identity cards. Stringent safety regulations were introduced after the accident.Serious and severeSevere stringency /ˈstrɪn.dʒən.si/ noun [U] › The stringency of the safety regulations threatens to put many manufacturers out of business. Greater financial stringency is needed to eradicate inflation from the economy.Economics and the state of the economySerious and severeSevere stringently /-li/ adverb › Fire regulations are stringently enforced in all our factories.Serious and severeSevere
(Definition of stringent adjective (SEVERE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acute adjective (EXTREME)
- acutely adverb (EXTREMELY)
- chronic adjective (BAD)
- critical adjective (SERIOUS)
- desperate adjective (SERIOUS)
- dire adjective
- egregious adjective
- fatal adjective
- gravity noun (SERIOUS)
- grievous adjective
- heaviness noun (TO A GREAT DEGREE)
- heavy adjective (TO A GREAT DEGREE)
- matter noun (SITUATION)
- serious adjective (BAD)
- seriously adverb (BADLY)
- severe adjective (VERY SERIOUS)
- severity noun (NOT KIND)
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- swingeing adjective
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