rigorous
Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigorShowing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.
» Sami followed a very rigorous system.
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2 sensesShowing, 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
Severe; intense.
a rigorous winter
rau
суро́выйsuróvyj
ретельнийretelʹnyj
- demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
- rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
Examples
18 sentencesSami followed a very rigorous system.
Tom is following a rigorous training regimen.
IQ is not a scientifically rigorous concept.
That's just a meme, not a rigorous study.
The argument is rigorous and coherent but ultimately unconvincing.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English rigorous, from Middle French and Anglo-Norman rigoreus, deriInherited 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| Comparative | more rigorous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most rigorous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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