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rigorousness

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rig⋅or⋅ous

  [rig-er-uhs]
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–adjective
1. characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline: rigorous laws.
2. severely exact or accurate; precise: rigorous research.
3. (of weather or climate) uncomfortably severe or harsh; extremely inclement.
4. Logic, Mathematics. logically valid.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML rigōrōsus. See rigor, -ous

Related forms:
rig⋅or⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
rig⋅or⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. stern, austere, hard, inflexible, stiff, unyielding. See strict. 2. demanding, finical. 3. hard, bitter.

Antonyms:
1. flexible, soft. 2. inaccurate. 3. mild.
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rig·or·ous   (rĭg'ər-əs)   
adj.  

  1. Characterized by or acting with rigor: a rigorous program to restore physical fitness.

  2. Full of rigors; harsh: a rigorous climate.

  3. Rigidly accurate; precise. See Synonyms at burdensome.

rig'or·ous·ly adv., rig'or·ous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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