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vigorous

[ vig-er-uhs ]

adjective

  1. full of or characterized by vigor:

    a vigorous effort.

    Antonyms: weak

  2. a vigorous youngster.

    Synonyms: healthy, sound, sturdy

    Antonyms: weak

  3. energetic; forceful: a vigorous personality.

    vigorous steps;

    a vigorous personality.

    Synonyms: powerful

    Antonyms: weak

  4. powerful in action or effect:

    vigorous law enforcement.

    Antonyms: weak

  5. growing well, as a plant.

    Antonyms: weak



vigorous

/ ˈvɪɡərəs /

adjective

  1. endowed with bodily or mental strength or vitality; robust
  2. displaying, involving, characterized by, or performed with vigour

    vigorous growth

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈvigorousness, noun
  • ˈvigorously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • vig·or·ous·ly adverb
  • vig·or·ous·ness noun
  • o·ver·vig·or·ous adjective
  • o·ver·vig·or·ous·ness noun
  • su·per·vig·or·ous adjective
  • su·per·vig·or·ous·ness noun
  • un·vig·or·ous adjective
  • un·vig·or·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of vigorous1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin vigorōsus; vigor, -ous
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Example Sentences

But PSA levels can be high for a variety of reasons - including an enlarged prostate, inflammation or infection, recent vigorous exercise or sex - or remain normal despite cancer.

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But sources in government acknowledge that Europe, with conflict on its fringes, must play a vigorous financial part.

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If Joe Biden had not selfishly plunged the party into a deep crisis by insisting on running for reelection as a profoundly unpopular, 81-year-old incumbent, Democrats could have had a vigorous debate about policy and chosen a consensus nominee as part of their ordinary primary process.

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Despite a vigorous effort of the House Intelligence Committee, investigators were eventually stymied by Trump’s refusal to cooperate with supposedly compulsory subpoenas.

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Oyster Beds is two minutes of lean, vigorous riffs coupled with what, on the surface, appear to be some of Francis's most surreal lyrics to date: "A musketeer and her two deers / A country house in Dadasphere."

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