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- DictionaryRig·or·ous/ˈriɡ(ə)rəs/
adjective
- 1. extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate: "the rigorous testing of consumer products" Similar meticulouspunctiliousconscientiouscarefuldiligentattentiveultracarefulscrupulouspainstakingexactpreciseaccuratecorrectthoroughstudiousexhaustivemathematicaldetailedperfectionistmethodicalparticularreligiousstrictfussyfastidioushairsplittingfinickyfinicaldemandingexactingpedanticinformal:nitpickingpernicketypersnicketyarchaic:niceovernicelaboriousOpposite slapdash
- ▪ (of a rule, system, etc.) strictly applied or adhered to: "rigorous controls on mergers" Similar strictseveresternstringentausterespartantoughhardharshrigidcruelsavagerelentlessunsparinginflexibleauthoritariandespoticdraconianintransigentuncompromisingdemandingexactingOpposite lax
- ▪ (of a person) adhering strictly or inflexibly to a belief, opinion, or way of doing something: "a rigorous teetotaler" Similar strictseveresternstringentausterespartantoughhardharshrigidcruelsavagerelentlessunsparinginflexibleauthoritariandespoticdraconianintransigentuncompromisingdemandingexactingOpposite lax
- ▪ harsh and demanding: "my exercise regime is a little more rigorous than most" Similar harshseverebadbleakextremeinclementunpleasantdisagreeablefoulnastyfilthystormyblusterysquallywildtempestuousstorm-tossedviolentheavyheavingragingchoppyagitatedOpposite gentlemild
Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French rigorous or late Latin rigorosus, from rigor ‘stiffness’ (see rigor1).
Derivatives
- 1. rigorousness noun
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