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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Strenuous \Stren"u*ous\, adjective [L. strenuus; cf. Gr. ? strong, hard, rough, harsh.] Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold; valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate for national rights; a strenuous reformer; a strenuous defender of his country.
And spirit-stirring wine, that strenuous makes. --Chapman.
Strenuous, continuous labor is pain. --I. Taylor. -- {Stren"u*ous*ly}, adverb -- {Stren"u*ous*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
strenuous
adjective
1: characterized by or performed with much energy or force; "strenuous exercise"
2: taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: {arduous}, {straining}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "strenuous": Herculean, active, arduous, breathless, burdensome, demanding, determined, difficult, dogged, dynamic, eager, earnest, effortful, energetic, enthusiastic, exhausting, hard, indefatigable, intense, laborious, lusty, mean, operose, persistent, pertinacious, red-blooded, resolute, sincere, taxing, tenacious, tireless, tiring, toilsome, tough, uphill, vigorous, vital, wicked, zealous
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