3 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rigorous \Rig"or*ous\, adjective [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.
He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian Rock With rigorous hands. --Shak.
We do not connect the scattered phenomena into their rigorous unity. --De Quincey.
2. Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter.
3. Violent. [Obs.] ''Rigorous uproar.'' --Spenser.
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. -- {Rig"or*ous*ly}, adverb -- {Rig"or*ous*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
rigorously
adverb
1: in a rigorous manner; "he had been trained rigorously by the monks" [syn: {strictly}]From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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