rigorous
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rigorous
- /ˈɹɪɡəɹəs/
Rhymes with -ɪɡəɹəs
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more rigorous · most rigorous · rigourous
- Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough. a rigorous officer of justice
- Severe; intense. a rigorous winter
Similar: painstaking, scrupulous, strict
