VIGOROUS

vigorous. Vigorous, a. forcible full of strength or life

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Vig″or‐ous (?), a. [[Cf. OF. vigoros, F. vigoureux, LL. vigorosus.]] 1. 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. 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, adv. — Vig″or‐ous‐ness, n.