English Dictionary: strenuously | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Strenuous \Stren"u*ous\, a. [L. strenuus; cf. Gr. [?] strong, hard, rough, harsh.] 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. And spirit-stirring wine, that strenuous makes. --Chapman. Strenuous, continuous labor is pain. --I. Taylor. -- {Stren"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Stren"u*ous*ness}, n. |