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Word entry · 9 letters

stringent

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"Severe"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈstɹɪn.d͡ʒənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted eginnrsttStarts with SEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2T3R4I5N6G7E8N9T

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Filled answer is this word (STRINGENT).

Definitions

  1. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • They have stringent quality requirements outlining what is acceptable.

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