rigorous Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective satellite rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
strict.
- rigorous application of the law
- a strict vegetarian
adjective satellite demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
tight; stringent.
- rigorous discipline
- tight security
- stringent safety measures

F. rigoureux, LL. rigorosus. See Rigor.

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.
He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian Rock With rigorous hands. Shak.

We do not connect the scattered phenomena into their rigorous unity. De Quincey.
Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter.
Violent. Obs. "Rigorous uproar." Spenser. Syn. -- Rigid; inflexible; unyielding; stiff; severe; austere; stern; harsh; strict; exact. -- Rig"or*ous*ly, adv. -- Rig"or*ous*ness, n.