rigorous
Adjective Satellite
- rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
- "rigorous application of the law"
- demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
- "rigorous discipline"
Adj
- Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.
- Severe; intense.
Adjective
- Extremely thorough, careful, and precise; severely strict.
Examples
- a rigorous winter
- Winning the tournament required RIGOROUS practice and an encyclopedic vocabulary.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
strict, stringent, tight, harsh, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous, stern
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
rigorous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordrigorous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rigorous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
rigorous: valid Words With Friends Word