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stren·u·ous

[stren-yoo-uhs]
adjective
1.
characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.: a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
2.
demanding or requiring vigorous exertion; laborious: To think deeply is a strenuous task.
3.
vigorous, energetic, or zealously active: a strenuous person; a strenuous intellect.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin strēnuus; see -ous

stren·u·ous·ly, adverb
stren·u·ous·ness, stren·u·os·i·ty [stren-yoo-os-i-tee] , noun
qua·si-stren·u·ous, adjective
qua·si-stren·u·ous·ly, adverb
su·per·stren·u·ous, adjective
su·per·stren·u·ous·ly, adverb
su·per·stren·u·ous·ness, noun
un·stren·u·ous, adjective
un·stren·u·ous·ly, adverb
un·stren·u·ous·ness, noun


3. forceful. See active.


2. easy.
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strenuous (ˈstrɛnjʊəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  requiring or involving the use of great energy or effort
2.  characterized by great activity, effort, or endeavour
 
[C16: from Latin strēnuus brisk, vigorous]
 
strenuosity
 
n
 
'strenuousness
 
n
 
'strenuously
 
adv

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strenuous
"characterized by great effort," 1599, from L. strenuus "active, vigorous, keen." Probably cognate with Gk. strenes, strenos "keen, strong," strenos "arrogance, eager desire," O.E. stierne "hard, severe, keen" (see stern (adj.)). Mocked by Ben Jonson as a pedantic neologism
in "Poetaster" (1601). Sense of "requiring much energy" is first recorded 1671.
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