strin·gent 
/ˈstrɪnʤənt/ adjective
/ˈstrɪnʤənt/ adjective [more stringent; most stringent] : very strict or severe
▪ stringent training ▪ stringent budgetary constraints — used to describe a command, rule, etc., that must be obeyed ▪ stringent rules/requirements/restrictions/standards
▪ stringent training ▪ stringent budgetary constraints — used to describe a command, rule, etc., that must be obeyed ▪ stringent rules/requirements/restrictions/standards
— strin·gen·cy /ˈstrɪnʤənsi/ noun [noncount]
/ˈstrɪnʤənsi/ noun [noncount]— strin·gent·ly adverb
▪ The rule is stringently applied/enforced.
▪ The rule is stringently applied/enforced.
