Meaning of Rigorous

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Rigorous

1. 1
   a.

   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.

2. 2
   a.

   Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter.

3. 3
   a.

   Violent.

4. 4
   a.

   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.

5. 5
   a.

   Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter.

6. 6
   a.

   Violent.