Dictionary Entry
rigorous
rigorous is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
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.
- 2adjective
Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter.
- 3adjective
Violent.
- 4adjective
demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
"rigorous discipline"
"tight security"
- 5adjective
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
"rigorous application of the law"
"a strict vegetarian"
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