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

1. adjective. 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. adjective. Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter.
3. adjective. Violent.
4. adjective. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

   "rigorous discipline"

   "tight security"

   Synonyms: stringent, tight

5. adjective. rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

   "rigorous application of the law"

   "a strict vegetarian"

   Synonyms: strict

Synonyms

stringent, tight, strict

Common word forms

rigorously, rigorousness

Words from these letters

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