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   Stren·u·ous

   /ˈstrenyəwəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. requiring or using great exertion: "all your muscles need more oxygen during strenuous exercise" Similar arduousdifficulthardtoughtaxingdemandingexactinguphillstiffformidableheavyexhaustingtiringfatiguinggruelingback-breakingmurderouspunishinginformal:no picnickillingknackeringarchaic:toilsomevigorousenergeticactiveenthusiastickeenzealousforcefulstrongHerculeanspiriteddynamicintensedeterminedresolutetenacioustirelessstoutindefatigableunremittingdoggedpertinaciousOpposite easyeffortlesshalfheartedfeeble

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin strenuus ‘brisk’ + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. strenuousness noun

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