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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stren•u•ous /ˈstrɛnyuəs/USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by or requiring strong, vigorous activity:Strenuous exercise could reinjure your muscles.
- intensely active;
energetic:a strenuous intellect. - ardent;
spirited:The lawyer raised strenuous objections to the proceedings.
stren•u•ous•ly, adv.:She objected strenuously to the remarks by the witness. stren•u•ous•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stren•u•ous (stren′yo̅o̅ əs),USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by vigorous exertion, as action, efforts, life, etc.:a strenuous afternoon of hunting.
- demanding or requiring vigorous exertion; laborious:To think deeply is a strenuous task.
- vigorous, energetic, or zealously active:a strenuous person; a strenuous intellect.
- Latin strēnuus; see -ous
- 1590–1600
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forceful. See active.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged easy.
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