rigorous
adjective/ˈrɪɡərəs/
/ˈrɪɡərəs/
- done carefully and with a lot of attention to detail synonym thorough
- a rigorous analysis
- Few people have gone into the topic in such rigorous detail.
- The second team adopted a much more rigorous approach to the problem.
- demanding that particular rules, processes, etc. are strictly followed synonym strict
- The work failed to meet their rigorous standards.
- They may benefit from the rigorous application of competition policy.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French rigorous or late Latin rigorosus, from rigor ‘stiffness’, from rigere ‘be stiff’.
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