About The Word Rigorous
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Rigorous
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What's The Definition Of Rigorous?
[adj] demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"
[adj] rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian" [adj] (of circumstances; especially weather) causing suffering; "brutal weather"; "northern winters can be cruel"; "a cruel world"; "a harsh climate"; "a rigorous climate"; "unkind winters" Synonyms | Synonyms for Rigorous: brutal | cruel | demanding | exact | hard | harsh | strict | stringent | tight | unkind Related Terms | Find terms related to Rigorous: See Also | Rigorous In Webster's Dictionary \Rig"or*ous\, a. [F. rigoureux, LL. rigorosus. See
{Rigor}.]
1. Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no
abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact;
strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer of
justice; a rigorous execution of law; a rigorous
definition or demonstration.
He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian Rock With
rigorous hands. --Shak.
We do not connect the scattered phenomena into their
rigorous unity. --De Quincey.
2. Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter.
3. Violent. [Obs.] ``Rigorous uproar.'' --Spenser.
Syn: Rigid; inflexible; unyielding; stiff; severe; austere;
stern; harsh; strict; exact. -- {Rig"or*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Rig"or*ous*ness}, n.
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