vigorously
Americanadverb
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with active strength or force; energetically or powerfully: Fast food is marketed vigorously through heavy television advertising.
Combine all ingredients in the cocktail shaker and shake vigorously until the egg white is foamy.
Fast food is marketed vigorously through heavy television advertising.
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with robust health or vitality.
Many plant species that don’t do well in shaded conditions will grow vigorously in full sunlight.
Other Word Forms
- overvigorously adverb
- supervigorously adverb
- unvigorously adverb
Etymology
Origin of vigorously
Example Sentences
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Tragedy, and many other things, as Flanagan blurs the psychological and the supernatural even more vigorously than James did.
From Los Angeles Times
People are spending vigorously for the season, but some are making trade-offs to buy gifts and other holiday splurges.
All of the 15 performers are highly skilled in their own artistic disciplines, but the boundaries are blurred—instrumentalists sing, singers play violins and percussion, and everyone commits vigorously to movement.
Downing Street has already shown it is willing to ditch plans that could save lots of money if the rank and file kick off vigorously enough.
From BBC
It’s important to identify moments that could cause stocks to move more vigorously than normal.
From Barron's
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