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strenuous

adjective/ˈstɹɛ.nju.əs/

What It Means

Having great vigour or energy; forceful.

Requiring great exertion; very laborious.

strenuous exercise

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Strenuous in Context

“We can achieve this god‐likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect.”

— 1961, J. A. Philip, “Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato”, in Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92, page 467

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From Latin strenuus (“quick”).

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