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understringent

understringent adjective: not stringent enough.

Adjective

understringent (comparative more understringent, superlative most understringent)

  1. Not stringent enough.

Forms of understringent

comparativemore understringent
superlativemost understringent

Origin of understringent

From under- + stringent.

Questions about understringent

What does understringent mean?
Understringent means not stringent enough.
What part of speech is understringent?
Understringent is an adjective.

Words near understringent in the dictionary

  1. understresses
  2. understressing
  3. understride
  4. understrides
  5. understriding
  6. understringent
  7. understrode
  8. understroke
  9. understroked
  10. understrokes
  11. understroking

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