Definition of "stringent" []

• Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe: stringent safety measures. (adjective)
• Constricted; tight: operating under a stringent time limit. (adjective)
• Characterized by scarcity of money, credit restrictions, or other financial strain: stringent economic policies. (adjective)

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• "Would it be ironic though to point out that writing within stringent constraints is a hallmark of “experimental” fiction?"
• "It was that the guidelines that had protected them and their business for years were too stringent from a financial standpoint to allow minorities by and large to qualify in the same numbers as non-minorities (honkeys, if you will)."
• "The Company produces high-end, high-precision, ultra-thin, high-strength, cold-rolled steel products that are characterized by stringent performance and specification requirements that mandate a high degree of manufacturing and engineering expertise."