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Meaning of 'strenuous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Strenuous [ a.]
- Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold; valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate for national rights; a strenuous reformer; a strenuous defender of his country.

Meaning of 'strenuous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . strenuous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
Example in sentence:
  • a strenuous task;
  • his final, straining burst of speed;
  • your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here
Meaning (2):
- characterized by or performed with much energy or force
Example in sentence:
  • strenuous exercise

Nearby Words:

strabism strabismometer strabismus strabotomy straddle straddled straddling stradometrical straggle straggled

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