stringent

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
- "stringent safety measures"

Adj

Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin stringēns, stringentem, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, to shear, stiff”).

Synonyms

rigorous, tight

Scrabble Score: 10

stringent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
stringent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stringent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

stringent is a valid Words With Friends word