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strenuous
[ stren-yoo-uhs ]
adjective
- characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.:
a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- demanding or requiring vigorous exertion; laborious:
To think deeply is a strenuous task.
Antonyms: easy
- vigorous, energetic, or zealously active:
a strenuous person; a strenuous intellect.
Synonyms: forceful
strenuous
/ ˈstrɛnjʊəs; ˌstrɛnjʊˈɒsɪtɪ /
adjective
- requiring or involving the use of great energy or effort
- characterized by great activity, effort, or endeavour
Derived Forms
- strenuosity, noun
- ˈstrenuously, adverb
Other Words From
- strenu·ous·ly adverb
- strenu·ous·ness stren·u·os·i·ty [stren-yoo-, os, -i-tee], noun
- quasi-strenu·ous adjective
- quasi-strenu·ous·ly adverb
- super·strenu·ous adjective
- super·strenu·ous·ly adverb
- super·strenu·ous·ness noun
- un·strenu·ous adjective
- un·strenu·ous·ly adverb
- un·strenu·ous·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of strenuous1
Word History and Origins
Origin of strenuous1
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Example Sentences
One of the women, who we are calling Kira, first reported Player X to the police in August 2021 and has expressed finding the criminal process extremely strenuous, as she continues to wait for the outcome of the police investigation.
The temperature is set at a chilly 68-70 degrees, because body heat rises with such strenuous exertion.
He was not able to move back to Seyabo, as life there often involves taking strenuous hikes through the mountains.
"The message we wanted to deliver through the documentary was not that our job is hard and strenuous," Chaewon says.
But over the last four years, and particularly since the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the task of ensuring free and fair elections has become increasingly strenuous.
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