Rigorous
/ˈɹɪɡəɹəs/ adj
adj ·Very common ·Middle school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.
"a rigorous officer of justice"
- 2 Severe; intense.
"a rigorous winter"
Adjective
- 1 demanding strict attention to rules and procedures wordnet
- 2 rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"The top engineer put the car through a series of rigorous tests."
Etymology
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.