strenuous
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɹɛnjuəs/
- Hyphenation: stren‧u‧ous
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Adjective
strenuous (comparative more strenuous, superlative most strenuous)
- Having great vigour or energy
- (of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious
- 1961: J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.
- We can achieve this god‐likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect.
- 1961: J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.
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Translations
having great vigour
requiring great exertion
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Further reading
- strenuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- strenuous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- strenuous at OneLook Dictionary Search
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