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Word entry · 8 letters

rigorous

Best crossword clue

"Strict and thorough"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɪɡəɹəs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted gioorrsuStarts with REnds with S1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

Word origin

Inherited from Middle English rigorous, from Middle French and Anglo-Norman rigoreus, derived from Late Latin rigōrōsus (stiff, rigid; inflexible). By surface analysis, rigor + -ous.

Used in a sentence

  • a rigorous officer of justice
  • a rigorous execution of law
  • a rigorous inspection

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