rigorous

Etymology
From, from.

Adjective

 * 1) Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.
 * a rigorous officer of justice
 * a rigorous execution of law
 * a rigorous inspection
 * 1) Severe; intense.
 * 1) Severe; intense.
 * 1) Severe; intense.

Usage notes
Although British English has rigour vs. American English rigor, rigorous is spelled thus in all varieties of English.

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:meticulous
 * , ; see also Thesaurus:stern

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 严苛的, 严谨的
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ; ,
 * French:
 * Galician: rigoroso
 * German: ,
 * Latin: rigorosus
 * Malayalam:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: rigorøs
 * Nynorsk: rigorøs
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:, , , ,
 * Ukrainian: суворий, жорсткий


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 严酷的
 * Danish: intens
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: rigoroso
 * German:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: rigorøs
 * Nynorsk: rigorøs
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: ретельний


 * Dutch:
 * German:, ,
 * Turkish: