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rig·or·ous
(rĭg′ər-əs)adj.
1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough: a rigorous study of the medication; a rigorous researcher.
2.
a. Harsh, severe, or demanding: a rigorous taskmaster; a rigorous schedule.
b. Very unpleasant or inclement: a rigorous climate.
3. Adhering strictly to a belief or ideology; uncompromising or inflexible: a rigorous Catholic; a rigorous sense of correctness.
rig′or·ous·ly adv.
rig′or·ous·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | rigorously - in a rigorous manner; "he had been trained rigorously by the monks" |
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بِشِدَّه، بِقَسْوَه
tvrdě
hårdt
túlságosan szigorúan
stranglega
tvrdo
sert bir şekildeşiddetle
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rigour
(American) rigor (ˈrigə) noun1. strictness; harshness.
2. (also ˈrigours noun plural) (of weather etc) the state of being very bad or unpleasant, or the hardship caused by this. the rigour(s) of life in the Arctic Circle.
ˈrigorous adjective1. strict. a rigorous training.
2. harsh; unpleasant. a rigorous climate.
ˈrigorously adverbˈrigorousness noun
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