Complete Definition of "strenuous"

English

Pronunciation
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Adjective
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  1. Urgent, ardent, zealous.
  2. Requiring great exertion.

#* 1961: J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.
#*: We can achieve this god�likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect.

Translations
trans-top|urgent
Portuguese: t+|pt|urgente
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trans-top|requiring great exertion
Portuguese: t|pt|exigente
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Synonyms
earnest
eager
vigorous
determined
resolute

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