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vigorous

[vig-er-uhs]

adjective

  1. full of or characterized by vigor.

    a vigorous effort.

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  2. strong; active; robust.

    a vigorous youngster.

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  3. energetic; forceful: a vigorous personality.

    vigorous steps;

    a vigorous personality.

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  4. powerful in action or effect.

    vigorous law enforcement.

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  5. growing well, as a plant.

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vigorous

/ ˈ±¹ÉŖÉ”ə°łÉ™²õ /

adjective

  1. endowed with bodily or mental strength or vitality; robust

  2. displaying, involving, characterized by, or performed with vigour

    vigorous growth

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • vigorously adverb
  • vigorousness noun
  • overvigorous adjective
  • overvigorousness noun
  • supervigorous adjective
  • supervigorousness noun
  • unvigorous adjective
  • unvigorousness noun
  • ˈ±¹¾±²µ“ǰł“dzܲõ²Ō±š²õ²õ noun
  • ˈ±¹¾±²µ“ǰł“dzܲõ±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of vigorous1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin ±¹¾±²µ“ǰłÅ²õ³Ü²õ; vigor, -ous
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Walliams reportedly joined in with increasingly vigorous waves, which culminated in him holding out his arm in a Nazi salute.

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Hahn added that she and her client ā€œplanned to launch a vigorous defenseā€ but did not answer further questions.

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The researchers distinguished between moderate and vigorous exercise by applying a simple test: whether subjects could still manage to speak full sentences after moving around.

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A vigorous debate on terminology ensued, rife with controversy.

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His writing is lean and vigorous, and he packs the script full of outrageous scenarios that are more stressful and strange than any mainstream theatrical comedy in recent memory.

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