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   Rig·or

   /ˈriɡər/

   

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate: "his analysis is lacking in rigor" Similar meticulousnessthoroughnesscarefulnessattention to detaildiligencescrupulousnessexactnessexactitudeprecisionaccuracycorrectnessstrictnesspunctiliousnessconscientiousnessarchaic:nicetyOpposite carelessness
   • ▪ severity or strictness: "the full rigor of the law" Similar strictnessseveritysternnessstringencyausteritytoughnesshardnessharshnessrigidityinflexibilitycrueltysavageryrelentlessnessunsparingnessauthoritarianismdespotismintransigenceOpposite laxness
   • ▪ demanding, difficult, or extreme conditions: "the rigors of a harsh winter" Similar hardshipharshnessseverityadversitysufferingprivationordealmiserydistresstrialdiscomfortinconvenienceOpposite pleasures

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French rigour from Latin rigor ‘stiffness’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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