strenuous
adjective
characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc..
strenuosity
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a word derived from
strenuous.
Example Sentences
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The garden has been weeded, replanted, trained, clipped and garnished, and my arms are as husky and strong as a boy's and my nose badly sunburned from my strenuosity with hoe and trimming scissors.
From The Tinder-Box by Maria Thompson Daviess
Roosevelt had the same characteristic but he displayed it with much more animation and strenuosity.
From An African Adventure by Isaac Frederick Marcosson
The necessary diminished diet, catharsis, hypnotic, salicylic acid and alkalies all tend to quiet the circulation and diminish any strenuosity of the heart that may be present.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
There was much strenuosity and little art in the performance.
From Interpreters by Carl Van Vechten
Such people, and those who care for them, must not make the mistake of thinking that rough handling, strenuosity, will cure what is apparently a fixed character.
From The Foundations of Personality by Abraham Myerson
