STRINGENT

rigorous, stringent, tight

(adjective) demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; “rigorous discipline”; “tight security”; “stringent safety measures”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

stringent (comparative more stringent, superlative most stringent)

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

Anagrams

• string-net

Source: Wiktionary

Strin"gent, a. Etym: [L. stringens, -entis, p.pr. of stringere to draw or bind tight. See Strain.]

Definition: Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe; as, stringent rules. They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a more stringent code of procedure. Macaulay.

– Strin"gent*ly, adv.

– Strin"gent*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition