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vigorous
[ vig-er-uhs ]
adjective
- full of or characterized by vigor:
a vigorous effort.
Antonyms: weak
a vigorous youngster.
Synonyms: healthy, sound, sturdy
Antonyms: weak
vigorous steps;
a vigorous personality.
Synonyms: powerful
Antonyms: weak
- powerful in action or effect:
vigorous law enforcement.
Antonyms: weak
- growing well, as a plant.
Antonyms: weak
vigorous
/ ˈvɪɡərəs /
adjective
- endowed with bodily or mental strength or vitality; robust
- displaying, involving, characterized by, or performed with vigour
vigorous growth
Derived Forms
- ˈvigorousness, noun
- ˈvigorously, adverb
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
Word History and Origins
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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.
But sources in government acknowledge that Europe, with conflict on its fringes, must play a vigorous financial part.
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.
Despite a vigorous effort of the House Intelligence Committee, investigators were eventually stymied by Trump’s refusal to cooperate with supposedly compulsory subpoenas.
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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