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ADJECTIVE (2)

1. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard;
- Example: "rigorous application of the law"
- Example: "a strict vegetarian"
[syn: rigorous, strict]

2. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;
- Example: "rigorous discipline"
- Example: "tight security"
- Example: "stringent safety measures"
[syn: rigorous, stringent, tight]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rigorous \Rig"or*ous\, a. [F. rigoureux, LL. rigorosus. See Rigor.] 1. Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer of justice; a rigorous execution of law; a rigorous definition or demonstration. [1913 Webster] He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian Rock With rigorous hands. --Shak. [1913 Webster] We do not connect the scattered phenomena into their rigorous unity. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter. [1913 Webster] 3. Violent. [Obs.] "Rigorous uproar." --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 4. (Mathematics, Logic) Adhering scrupulously and exactly to accepted principles; hence, logically valid; as, a rigorous proof. [PJC] Syn: Rigid; inflexible; unyielding; stiff; severe; austere; stern; harsh; strict; exact. [1913 Webster] -- Rig"or*ous*ly, adv. -- Rig"or*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rigorous adj 1: rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian" [syn: rigorous, strict] 2: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" [syn: rigorous, stringent, tight]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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