stringent
pronunciation
How to pronounce stringent in British English:
UK [ˈstrɪndʒənt]
How to pronounce stringent in American English:
US [ˈstrɪndʒənt]
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- Adjective:
- demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
Word Origin
- stringent
- stringent: see strain
- stringent (adj.)
- c. 1600, "astringent," especially with reference to taste, from Latin stringentem (nominative stringens), present participle of stringere (2) "to compress, contract, bind or draw tight" (see strain (v.)). Of regulations, procedures, etc., 1846.
Example
- 1. A stringent regulatory environment ought to erode profits .
- 2. The oils have met stringent jet fuel regulations .
- 3. He highlighted the latest stringent safety rules in the industry .
- 4. American regulators are trying to enforce stringent standards for foreign factories .
- 5. It seems resigned to having to undertake more stringent emissions-cutting .