Definition of strenuously in English:
strenuously
adverb ˈstrɛnjʊəsliˈstrɛnjuəsli
1In a way that requires great physical exertion.
drink more if you're exercising strenuously
Example sentencesExamples
- He makes his body's tortured movements perversely vigorous, strenuously dragging his twisted leg, glaring fiercely, and speaking fast with a hard edge.
- Wilbur rowed strenuously toward Kitty Hawk.
- I have always been fit, but these past few months, I have been training strenuously for this role.
- He had to work out strenuously for close to two hours a day for two years.
- In spite of advancing years and not too robust health, he laboured strenuously until the state of his health made it necessary for him to retire.
- 1.1 With great effort and determination.
he strenuously denied any wrongdoing
she campaigned strenuously for cheaper fares
Example sentencesExamples
- He works strenuously to find a link to Stoker's most memorable creation, Dracula, with every fleeting reference.
- He believes the proposals are a recipe for disaster and is strenuously opposed to the idea.
- Media law reform is likely to be strenuously resisted by Fianna Fáil, according to senior party sources.
- The financier strenuously disputed the inspector's conclusions regarding the sale of two property firms in which the former was found to have an interest.
- A number of US telcos had objected strenuously to the way in which the competition had been run.
Definition of strenuously in US English:
strenuously
adverbˈstrenyo͞oəslēˈstrɛnjuəsli
1In a way that requires great physical exertion.
drink more if you're exercising strenuously
Example sentencesExamples
- I have always been fit, but these past few months, I have been training strenuously for this role.
- He makes his body's tortured movements perversely vigorous, strenuously dragging his twisted leg, glaring fiercely, and speaking fast with a hard edge.
- He had to work out strenuously for close to two hours a day for two years.
- Wilbur rowed strenuously toward Kitty Hawk.
- In spite of advancing years and not too robust health, he laboured strenuously until the state of his health made it necessary for him to retire.
- 1.1 With great effort and determination.
he strenuously denied any wrongdoing
she campaigned strenuously for cheaper fares
Example sentencesExamples
- The financier strenuously disputed the inspector's conclusions regarding the sale of two property firms in which the former was found to have an interest.
- He believes the proposals are a recipe for disaster and is strenuously opposed to the idea.
- He works strenuously to find a link to Stoker's most memorable creation, Dracula, with every fleeting reference.
- Media law reform is likely to be strenuously resisted by Fianna Fáil, according to senior party sources.
- A number of US telcos had objected strenuously to the way in which the competition had been run.