STRENUOUS

strenuous. Strenuous, a. bold, brave, active, zealous, eager

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Stren″u‐ous (?), a. [[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, adv. — Stren″u‐ous‐ness, n.