stringent

adjective

Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe.

adjective

Constricted; tight.

adjective

Characterized by scarcity of money, credit restrictions, or other financial strain.

Tightening or binding; drawing tight.

Straitened; tight; constrained; hampered by scarcity or lack of available funds: as, a stringent money-market.

Strict; close; rigorous; rigid; exacting; urgent: as, to make stringent regulations.

adjective

Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe.

adjective

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

adjective

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures