rigorous
adjective
rig·or·ous
ˈri-g(ə-)rəs 
rigorously
adverb
rigorousness
noun
Examples of rigorous in a Sentence
rigorous enforcement of the rules
a rigorous course of study
We subjected the data to a rigorous analysis.
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 July 2025
The 22-year-old flew to the United States and went through the DCC’s rigorous tryouts, eventually becoming one of six new rookies to join the 36-member squad, out of thousands who auditioned.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 22 July 2025
That testing process was rather rigorous for a few reasons.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 15 July 2025
Of course, few patients can conduct the sort of rigorous self-study that Fajgenbaum did, and pharmaceutical companies have little incentive to find novel uses for old drugs, which bring in little money.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 15 July 2025
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rigorous
adjective
rig·or·ous
ˈrig-(ə-)rəs
1
: very strict
2
: marked by great differences of temperature or climate
3
: very accurate
rigorously
adverb
rigorousness
noun
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