rigorous

C1 Topic:Mind & Cognition

Also spelled rigourous

US /ˈɹɪɡəɹəs/
adj Freq #20433

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

    Rigorous discipline.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · demanding strict attention... tight
More meticulouspainstakingscrupuloussternstrictthoroughstringentexactinganalytic
Opposites
arbitrarycapriciouswhimsicallaxlenient
Word family
Derived forms nonrigorousoverrigorousrigorouslyrigorousnessunrigorous
Related forms rigidrigorously

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English rigorous, from Middle French and Anglo-Norman rigoreus, derived from Late Latin rigōrōsus (stiff, rigid; inflexible). By surface analysis, rigor + -ous.

*Hreyǵ- Proto-Indo-European rigorous Middle English rigoreus xno rigōrōsus la-lat
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Topics

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