'Rigorous' definitions:
Definition of 'rigorous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian" [syn: rigorous, strict]
adjective
Definition of 'Rigorous'
From: GCIDE
- Rigorous \Rig"or*ous\, a. [F. rigoureux, LL. rigorosus. See Rigor.]
- 1. Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact; strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer of justice; a rigorous execution of law; a rigorous definition or demonstration. [1913 Webster]
- He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian Rock With rigorous hands. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- We do not connect the scattered phenomena into their rigorous unity. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Violent. [Obs.] "Rigorous uproar." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Mathematics, Logic) Adhering scrupulously and exactly to accepted principles; hence, logically valid; as, a rigorous proof. [PJC]
- Syn: Rigid; inflexible; unyielding; stiff; severe; austere; stern; harsh; strict; exact. [1913 Webster] -- {Rig"or*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Rig"or*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rigorous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstruse,
- accurate,
- acid,
- acidulous,
- acrid,
- acrimonious,
- acute,
- adamant,
- adamantine,
- adverse,
- algid,
- antagonistic,
- arctic,
- arduous,
- ascetic,
- astringent,
- attentive,
- below zero,
- biting,
- bitter,
- bitterly cold,
- bleak,
- boreal,
- brisk,
- brumal,
- brutal,
- burdensome,
- cast-iron,
- caustic,
- close,
- cold,
- cold as charity,
- cold as death,
- cold as ice,
- cold as marble,
- complex,
- conflicting,
- conscientious,
- constant,
- contrary,
- correct,
- counter,
- counteractive,
- crisp,
- critical,
- cutting,
- delicate,
- demanding,
- detailed,
- detrimental,
- difficile,
- difficult,
- direct,
- double-edged,
- dour,
- draconian,
- drastic,
- edged,
- escharotic,
- even,
- exact,
- exacting,
- excessive,
- exigent,
- exorbitant,
- express,
- exquisite,
- extravagant,
- extreme,
- faithful,
- fierce,
- fine,
- finical,
- finicking,
- finicky,
- firm,
- flinty,
- formidable,
- freezing,
- freezing cold,
- frigid,
- fundamentalist,
- furious,
- fussy,
- gelid,
- glacial,
- great,
- grim,
- hairy,
- hard,
- hard-core,
- hard-earned,
- hard-fought,
- harmful,
- harsh,
- Herculean,
- hibernal,
- hidebound,
- hiemal,
- hostile,
- hyperborean,
- ice-cold,
- ice-encrusted,
- icelike,
- icy,
- immoderate,
- immovable,
- immutable,
- implacable,
- impliable,
- in opposition,
- incisive,
- inclement,
- inelastic,
- inerrable,
- inerrant,
- inexorable,
- infallible,
- inflexible,
- inimical,
- intemperate,
- intense,
- intransigent,
- intricate,
- iron,
- ironbound,
- ironclad,
- ironhanded,
- irreconcilable,
- jawbreaking,
- keen,
- knotted,
- knotty,
- laborious,
- mathematical,
- mean,
- meticulous,
- micrometrically precise,
- microscopic,
- minute,
- miserable,
- mordacious,
- mordant,
- muscle-bound,
- narrow,
- nice,
- nipping,
- nippy,
- no picnic,
- not easy,
- numbing,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- onerous,
- operose,
- opposed,
- opposing,
- opposite,
- oppressive,
- orthodox,
- outrageous,
- particular,
- penetrating,
- piercing,
- pinching,
- pinpoint,
- poignant,
- precise,
- precisianistic,
- precisionistic,
- procrustean,
- proper,
- punctilious,
- punctual,
- purist,
- puristic,
- puritan,
- puritanic,
- raw,
- refined,
- relentless,
- religious,
- religiously exact,
- right,
- rigid,
- rigorist,
- rigoristic,
- rock-ribbed,
- rockbound,
- rough,
- rugged,
- scathing,
- scientific,
- scientifically exact,
- scrupulous,
- scrutinizing,
- set with thorns,
- severe,
- sharp,
- Siberian,
- sinister,
- sleety,
- slushy,
- snappy,
- spiny,
- splitting,
- square,
- stabbing,
- steely,
- steep,
- stern,
- stiff,
- stinging,
- stone-cold,
- straightlaced,
- straitlaced,
- strenuous,
- stressful,
- strict,
- strident,
- stringent,
- stubborn,
- subtle,
- subzero,
- supercooled,
- tart,
- thorny,
- ticklish,
- toilsome,
- tough,
- trenchant,
- tricky,
- troublesome,
- troublous,
- trying,
- unaffected,
- unalterable,
- unbending,
- unchangeable,
- uncompromising,
- unconscionable,
- undeviating,
- unerring,
- unfavorable,
- ungiving,
- unmoved,
- unrelenting,
- untoward,
- unyielding,
- uphill,
- vehement,
- venomous,
- violent,
- virulent,
- vitriolic,
- wicked,
- winterbound,
- winterlike,
- wintery,
- wintry,
- wretched