rigorously

American

[rig-er-uhs-lee] / ˈrɪg ər əs li /

adverb

in a rigidly consistent or uncompromising way; very strictly.

Access to data on the website is rigorously controlled by user account permissions and protected by passwords.
in a way that is severely exacting, accurate, careful, and thorough; to a high standard.

Prior to publication, all content is rigorously reviewed by peer experts and members of the editorial committee.
Logic, Mathematics. in a way that is logically valid.

Can anyone give me a more rigorously written proof of this theorem?

Other Word Forms

overrigorously adverb
semirigorously adverb
unrigorously adverb

Etymology

Origin of rigorously

First recorded in 1400–50; rigorous ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

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March is B Corp month; Certified B Corporations - of which there are about 80 in Gloucestershire - are rigorously tested to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.

From BBC

That will be tested more rigorously by this slump in form.

From BBC

“We rigorously evaluate frontier AI models, including xAI, through a comprehensive internal review process. In this instance, we followed established procedures and maintain our determination to keep it on schedule,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

I love Shakespeare as much as the next theater critic, but the text should have been more rigorously streamlined for a company that too often seems to be racing against the clock.

From Los Angeles Times

"In order to get over them we have to act methodically, rigorously, and as a team."

From Barron's

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