rigorous

  • 11rigorous — adjective a) 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; …

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  • 12rigorous — rig|or|ous [ˈrıgərəs] adj 1.) careful, thorough, and exact ▪ a rigorous analysis of defence needs ▪ the rigorous standards required by the college 2.) very severe or strict ▪ rigorous army training >rigorously adv …

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  • 13rigorous — adjective 1) rigorous attention to detail Syn: meticulous, conscientious, punctilious, careful, diligent, attentive, scrupulous, painstaking, exact, precise, accurate, thorough, particular, strict, demanding, exacting; informal persnickety …

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  • 14rigorous — adjective 1) rigorous attention to detail Syn: meticulous, conscientious, punctilious, careful, scrupulous, painstaking, exact, precise, accurate, particular, strict 2) the rigorous enforcement of rules Syn …

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  • 15rigorous — rig•or•ous [[t]ˈrɪg ər əs[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by rigid severity: rigorous laws[/ex] 2) exact; precise: rigorous research[/ex] 3) extremely inclement; harsh: rigorous weather[/ex] 4) math. pho logically valid • Etymology: 1350–1400; < ML …

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  • 16rigorous — rigorously, adv. rigorousness, n. /rig euhr euhs/, adj. 1. characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline: rigorous laws. 2. severely exact or accurate; precise: rigorous research. 3. (of weather or climate)… …

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  • 17rigorous — rig|or|ous [ rıgərəs ] adjective * 1. ) thorough and careful: rigorous safety checks 2. ) strict or severe: rigorous enforcement of the law ╾ rig|or|ous|ly adverb: Capital spending is rigorously controlled …

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  • 18rigorous — adjective 1 careful, thorough, and exact: rigorous safety checks 2 very severe or strict: rigorous army training rigorously adverb …

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  • 19rigorous */ — UK [ˈrɪɡərəs] / US adjective 1) thorough and careful rigorous safety checks 2) strict, or severe rigorous enforcement of the law Derived word: rigorously adverb Capital spending is rigorously controlled …

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  • 20rigorous — /ˈrɪgərəs/ (say riguhruhs) adjective 1. characterised by rigour; rigidly severe or harsh, as persons, rules, discipline, etc.: rigorous laws. 2. severely exact or rigidly accurate: rigorous accuracy. 3. severe or sharp, as weather or climate.… …