Meaning

2 senses
  1. Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.

    a rigorous officer of justice

    a rigorous execution of law

    streng, rigoros

    стро́гийstrógij, то́чныйtóčnyj, скрупулёзныйskrupuljóznyj

    суворийsuvoryj, жорсткийžorstkyj

  2. Severe; intense.

    a rigorous winter

    rau

    суро́выйsuróvyj

    ретельнийretelʹnyj

More definitions
  • demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
  • rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

Examples

18 sentences
  1. Sami followed a very rigorous system.

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  2. Tom is following a rigorous training regimen.

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  3. IQ is not a scientifically rigorous concept.

  4. That's just a meme, not a rigorous study.

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  5. The argument is rigorous and coherent but ultimately unconvincing.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor:
severe; intense:
Русский
By meaning 2
showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor:
severe; intense:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor:
severe; intense:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English rigorous, from Middle French and Anglo-Norman rigoreus, deri

Inherited from Middle English rigorous, from Middle French and Anglo-Norman rigoreus, derived from Late Latin rigōrōsus (stiff, rigid; inflexible). By surface analysis, rigor + -ous.

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Forms

more rigorous, most rigorous
Comparativemore rigorous Lesson
Superlativemost rigorous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
severe; intense:harsh
Close in meaning
  • demanding strict attention to rules and procedures:stringenttight
  • rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard:strict

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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