| rigorous | (adj) rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard, Syn. strict, Example: rigorous application of the law; a strict vegetarian |
| rigorous | (adj) demanding strict attention to rules and procedures, Syn. tight, stringent, Example: rigorous discipline; tight security; stringent safety measures |
| rigorously | (adv) in a rigorous manner, Syn. strictly, Example: he had been trained rigorously by the monks |
| Rigorous | a. [ F. rigoureux, LL. rigorosus. See Rigor. ] He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian Rock We do not connect the scattered phenomena into their rigorous unity. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ] -- |