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Definition of Stringent
1. Adjective. Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures. "Stringent safety measures"
Similar to: Demanding
Derivative terms: Rigor, Rigorousness, Stringency
Definition of Stringent
1. a. Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.
Definition of Stringent
1. Adjective. Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stringent
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stringent
Literary usage of Stringent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ireland Past and Present by Augustus J. Thébaud, John Habberton (1878)
"It is possible that to the Legislature of New York State chiefly, and soon after
to the Congress of the United States at Washington, which enacted stringent ..."
2. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880: Negroes as Slaves by George Washington Williams (1883)
"MISSOURI FASSES stringent LAWS AGAINST THE INSTRUCTION OF NEGROES. ... stringent LAWS
ENACTED. — HISTORY OF SCHOOLS FOR THK COLORED POPULATION IN THE ..."
3. Shirley: A Tale by Charlotte Brontë (1850)
"Why are not the laws more stringent, that I might compel her to hear reason ?"
" Console yourself, uncle. Were Britain a serfdom, and you the czar, ..."
4. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1920)
"... a literary master; yet they confirm our opinion of his singularly keen and
stringent personality. Having received no education in letters, Cellini never ..."
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