rigorous
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/ˈɹɪɡəɹəs/
English
Definitions
adjective
- Showing, causing, or favoring rigour; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.“a rigorous execution of law”
- Severe; intense.“a rigorous winter.”
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Synonyms
harshstrictpainstakingscrupulousstringenthardtightdemandingexactcruelbrutalunkindstringencyrigourrigorresolutestrictlytough
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Associated
regimenproofsimprisonmentcurriculumcalculusmathematicalquantitativepreparatoryscrutinymethodologyevaluationempirical