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strenuous - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective adjective
from The Century Dictionary.
Synonyms and Energetic, resolute.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
adjective Urgent , ardent , zealous .adjective exertion .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective adjective
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From Latin strenuus ("quick").
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Examples
Davutoglu spoke at length about what he described as strenuous efforts by Turkey and Brazil to meet the terms of a letter Obama sent to Erdogan and Brazil's president, outlining the terms of the deal to fuel a research reactor.
U.S. acts to restore ties with Turkey; foreign minister likens attack to 9/11 2010
Members of the VIP protection unit in Gauteng have threatened to down tools over what they describe as strenuous working conditions and ill-treatment.
IOL: News 2009
Your child should rest the joint for 24 hours and may not participate in strenuous activity for one week.
Arthrogram 2010
Objections were strenuous from the Chinese, and totally ignored.
Diane Francis: Never Short the United States 2010
Objections were strenuous from the Chinese, and totally ignored.
Never Short the United States 2010
The memo listed the potential side effects of ephedra and stressed that the HHS warning was directed to "athletes and those who engage in strenuous physical activities."
USATODAY.com - Players union issues ephedra warning 2003
Our government often disagrees in strenuous terms about how this federal government practises federalism and uses its leverage.
Ontario's Role in Confederation 1979
When it comes to the actual work in strenuous times such as when a battle is going on, or when there is any special call for a lot of fighting in the air, each pilot usually has two jobs a day, and sometimes three.
Experiences of a Canadian Aviator in France 1918
SOṆĀ, 'Bahuputtikā,' daughter of a clansman of Sāvatthī, foremost of the Sisters who were eminent in strenuous will
Psalms of the Sisters Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys 1909
Nicephorus and Leo, triumphed over the Saracens, the hours which the emperor owed to his people were consumed in strenuous idleness.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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