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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Vigorous \Vig"or*ous\, adjective [Cf. OF. vigoros, F. vigoureux, LL. vigorosus.]
1. Possessing vigor; full of physical or mental strength or active force; strong; lusty; robust; as, a vigorous youth; a vigorous plant.
Famed for his valor, young, At sea successful, vigorous and strong. --Waller.
2. Exhibiting strength, either of body or mind; powerful; strong; forcible; energetic; as, vigorous exertions; a vigorous prosecution of a war.
The beginnings of confederacies have been always vigorous and successful. --Davenant. -- {Vig"or*ous*ly}, adverb -- {Vig"or*ous*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
vigorously
adverb: with vigor; in a vigorous manner; "he defended his ideas vigorously" [syn: {smartly}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "vigorously": actively, alertly, boldly, briskly, dynamically, eagerly, energetically, firmly, forcefully, forcibly, hammer and tongs, hardily, hardly, heartily, like crazy, like mad, lustily, might and main, mightily, powerfully, purposefully, resolutely, robustly, spiritedly, stalwartly, strenuously, strongly, unfalteringly, vivaciously, with a vengeance, zealously
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