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 Definitions of rigorous  [ˈrɪg ər əs]  

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Definition of 'rigorous' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) rigorous
characterized by rigid severity:
rigorous laws.

2.  rigorous
exact; precise:
rigorous research.

3.  rigorous
extremely inclement; harsh:
rigorous weather.

4.  rigorous
logically valid.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; < ML rigōrōsus. See rigor , -ous)

Definition of 'rigorous' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) rigorous, strict
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
"rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian"

2. (adj) rigorous, stringent, tight
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
"rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures"


Definition of 'rigorous' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) rigorous
done thoroughly and with a lot of effort
a rigorous search of the area; the committee's rigorous efforts

2.  rigorous
(of a rule or law) very strict
rigorous environmental standards; The law is rigorously enforced.; The crime was rigorously investigated.


Definition of 'rigorous' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) rigorous
manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer of justice; a rigorous execution of law; a rigorous definition or demonstration

2. (adj) rigorous
severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter

3. (adj) rigorous
violent


Translation of 'rigorous' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: strict
a rigorous training.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: streng Arabic flag Arabic: صارِم، قاسٍ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: строг
Brazilian flag Brazilian: rigoroso Czech flag Czech: tvrdý German flag German: streng
Danish flag Danish: hård Greek flag Greek: αυστηρός, τραχύς Spanish flag Spanish: riguroso
Estonian flag Estonian: range Farsi flag Farsi: سخت گیر؛ دقیق Finnish flag Finnish: ankara
French flag French: rigoureux Hebrew flag Hebrew: קָשֶה Hindi flag Hindi: कठिन, कष्टदायी
Croatian flag Croatian: precizan Hungarian flag Hungarian: szigorú Indonesian flag Indonesian: ketat
Icelandic flag Icelandic: strangur Italian flag Italian: rigoroso Japanese flag Japanese: きびしい
Korean flag Korean: 엄격한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: griežtas Latvian flag Latvian: stingrs; neatlaidīgs
Malay flag Malay: ketat Dutch flag Dutch: streng Norwegian flag Norwegian: hard, tøff
Polish flag Polish: surowy Persian flag Persian: سخت گیر؛ دقیق Pashto flag Pashto: سخت ګیر، دقیق
Portuguese flag Portuguese: rigoroso Romanian flag Romanian: dur; riguros Russian flag Russian: строгий
Slovak flag Slovak: tvrdý Slovenian flag Slovenian: strog Serbian flag Serbian: strog
Swedish flag Swedish: rigorös, sträng, hård Thai flag Thai: อย่างเข้มงวด Turkish flag Turkish: katı, sert
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 嚴格的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: суворий Urdu flag Urdu: سخت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nghiêm khắc Chinese flag Chinese: 严格的

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