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strenuous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Strenuous \Stren"u*ous\, a. [L. strenuus; cf Gr ? strong, hard, rough, harsh.] Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold; valiant; intrepid; as a strenuous advocate for national rights; a strenuous reformer; a strenuous defender of his country. And spirit-stirring wine, that strenuous makes --Chapman. Strenuous, continuous labor is pain. --I. Taylor. -- {Stren"u*ous*ly}, adv -- {Stren"u*ous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: strenuous adj 1: characterized by or performed with much energy or force; "strenuous exercise" 2: taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: {arduous}, {straining}]
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