What does "rigorous" mean?
Rigorous: Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter.
Additional senses
- 2.Violent. [Obs.] "Rigorous uproar." Spenser. -- Rig"or*ous*ly, adv. -- Rig"or*ous*ness, n.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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