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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɹɪɡəɹəs/ Audio: en-us-rigorous.ogg Forms: more rigorous [comparative], most rigorous [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪɡəɹəs Etymology: Borrowed from Old French, derived from Late Latin rigōrōsus (stiff, rigid; inflexible). By surface analysis, rigor + -ous. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*Hreyǵ-}}, {{bor|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{der|en|LL.|rigōrōsus}} Late Latin rigōrōsus, {{gloss|stiff, rigid; inflexible}} (stiff, rigid; inflexible), {{surf|en|rigor|-ous}} By surface analysis, rigor + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} rigorous (comparative more rigorous, superlative most rigorous)
  1. Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough. Translations (showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor): строг (strog) (Bulgarian), взискателен (vziskatelen) (Bulgarian), rigorós (Catalan), 严苛的 (Chinese Mandarin), 严谨的 (Chinese Mandarin), rigoureus (Dutch), rigora (Esperanto), ankara (english: strict) (Finnish), perinpohjainen (Finnish), perusteellinen (english: thorough) (Finnish), rigoureux (French), rigoroso (Galician), streng (German), rigoros (German), rigorosus (Latin), കർക്കശ (kaṟkkaśa) (Malayalam), rigorøs (Norwegian Bokmål), rigorøs (Norwegian Nynorsk), rigoroso (Portuguese), riguros (Romanian), стро́гий (strógij) (Russian), то́чный (tóčnyj) (Russian), скрупулёзный (skrupuljóznyj) (Russian), riguroso (Spanish), dakik (Turkish), dikkatli (Turkish), özenli (Turkish), sıkı (Turkish), titiz (Turkish), суворий (suvoryj) (Ukrainian), жорсткий (žorstkyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-rigorous-en-adj-~rBrlp3y Disambiguation of 'showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor': 94 6
  2. Severe; intense. Synonyms (severe; intense): harsh Translations (severe; intense): суров (surov) (Bulgarian), rigorós (Catalan), 严酷的 (Chinese Mandarin), intens (Danish), rigoureus (Dutch), severa (Esperanto), ankara (Finnish), rigoureux (French), rigoroso (Galician), rauh (German), rigorøs (Norwegian Bokmål), rigorøs (Norwegian Nynorsk), rigoroso (Portuguese), суро́вый (suróvyj) (Russian), riguroso (Spanish), sert (Turkish), şiddetli (Turkish), ретельний (retelʹnyj) (Ukrainian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: painstaking (alt: showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor), scrupulous, meticulous, strict, stern, rigourous [archaic, misspelling, rare] Derived forms: nonrigorous, overrigorous, rigorously, rigorousness, unrigorous

Alternative forms

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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "严酷的"
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