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vigorous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vigorous \Vig"or*ous\, a. [Cf. OF vigoros, F. vigoureux LL vigorosus.] 1. Possessing vigor; full of physical or mental strength or active force; strong; lusty; robust; as a vigorous youth; a vigorous plant. Famed for his valor, young, At sea successful, vigorous and strong. --Waller. 2. Exhibiting strength, either of body or mind; powerful; strong; forcible; energetic; as vigorous exertions; a vigorous prosecution of a war. The beginnings of confederacies have been always vigorous and successful. --Davenant. -- {Vig"or*ous*ly}, adv -- {Vig"or*ous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vigorous adj 1: characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity; "a vigorous hiker"; "gave her skirt a vigorous shake"; "a vigorous campaign"; "a vigorous foreign policy"; "vigorous opposition to the war" 2: strong and active physically or mentally; "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W.H.Hudson
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