rigorous
adjective
characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline.
rigorousness
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a word derived from
rigorous.
Example Sentences
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Like many beginners, I had no idea about the reality of fencing: the rigorousness, the gear, the clientele.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
I’d say that there are some local communities that have got the right amount of urgency, indignation, and rigorousness in terms of analysis and implementation of policy.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2023
Another top seismologist called into question the rigorousness of the study and expressed deep skepticism about its conclusions.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2020
“His rigorousness, the quality of his preparation, his theatrical sense, were evident even then,” Mr. Lissner said in an interview.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2017
You are worldly-minded even in your rigorousness, my poor boy.
From The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas père
