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Rigorousness definitions
Webster's 1828 DictionaryRIG'OROUSNESS, n. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)n Merriam Webster'snoun see rigorous Webster's 1913 DictionaryRigorous 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. 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. Syn: Rigid; inflexible; unyielding; stiff; severe; austere; stern; harsh; strict; exact. -- Rig"or*ous*ly, adv. -- Rig"or*ous*ness, n. |