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English Dictionary: strenuously by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
strenuously
adv
  1. in a strenuous manner; strongly or vigorously; "he objected strenuously to the stand his party was taking"
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.
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