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• stringent — stringently, adv. /strin jeuhnt/, adj. 1. rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe: stringent laws. 2. compelling, constraining, or urgent: stringent necessity. 3. convincing or forcible: stringent arguments. 4. (of the money market)… …   Universalium

• stringent — strin•gent [[t]ˈstrɪn dʒənt[/t]] adj. 1) rigorously binding or exacting; strict: stringent laws[/ex] 2) compelling; urgent: stringent necessity[/ex] 3) convincing; forcible: stringent arguments[/ex] 4) bus (of the money market) making little… …   From formal English to slang

• stringent — /ˈstrɪndʒənt / (say strinjuhnt) adjective 1. narrowly binding; rigorously exacting; strict; severe: stringent laws.; *Now they were assessing him and she panicked for a moment, wondering if he would pass their stringent criterion. –maureen… …  

• strin´gent|ly — strin|gent «STRIHN juhnt», adjective. 1. strict; severe: »stringent laws against speeding. SYNONYM(S): rigid, rigorous, exacting, binding. 2. lacking ready money; tight: »a stringent market for mortgage loans. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

• strin|gent — «STRIHN juhnt», adjective. 1. strict; severe: »stringent laws against speeding. SYNONYM(S): rigid, rigorous, exacting, binding. 2. lacking ready money; tight: »a stringent market for mortgage loans. 3 …   Useful english dictionary

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