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rigor

[ rig-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
Synonyms: inflexibility, stringency
the full or extreme severity of laws, rules, etc.
severity of living conditions; hardship; austerity:
the rigor of wartime existence.
a severe or harsh act, circumstance, etc.
Synonyms: cruelty
scrupulous or inflexible accuracy or adherence:
the logical rigor of mathematics.
severity of weather or climate or an instance of this:
the rigors of winter.
Pathology. a sudden coldness, as that preceding certain fevers; chill.
Physiology. a state of rigidity in muscle tissues during which they are unable to respond to stimuli due to the coagulation of muscle protein.
Obsolete. stiffness or rigidity.

rigor

/ ˈraɪɡɔː; ˈrɪɡə /

med a sudden feeling of chilliness, often accompanied by shivering: it sometimes precedes a fever
ˈrɪɡə pathol rigidity of a muscle; muscular cramp
a state of rigidity assumed by some animals in reaction to sudden shock
the inertia assumed by some plants in conditions unfavourable to growth

Origin of rigor¹

1350–1400; Middle English rigour < Latin rigor stiffness, equivalent to rig ( ēre ) to be stiff + -or -or ¹

Origin of rigor¹

see rigour

A National Transportation Safety Board investigation will deliver a forensic rigor that has been so far lacking.

Yet by equating their engineering with Teutonic rigor the Germans have created the impression of an exclusive proprietary quality.

Rigor/College Preparedness (30 percent) Three data points made up this category, each weighted equally.

When examined with any rigor, the stereotypes circulating about current-day hipsters make no sense whatsoever.

In terms of the intellectual rigor required to get the job done, Storr chose the tougher path.

Every rigor of hard fare, and severe usage, was inexorably brought upon him.

It is true that the chancellor, who presided at that judgment, treated the illustrious captive with too much rigor.

Besides this, the long continuance of the potests is in itself a proof that its rigor was more apparent than real.

The blockade of Leghorn was enforced with the utmost rigor and great effectiveness.

The rigor of the decemvirs was tempered by the equity of the prtors.

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