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strenuous

English

Etymology

From Latin strenuus (“quick”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?st??nju?s/
  • Hyphenation: stren?u?ous

Adjective

strenuous (comparative more strenuous, superlative most strenuous)

  1. Having great vigour or energy; forceful.
    Synonyms: ardent, earnest, eager, energetic, determined, resolute, vigorous, zealous
  2. (of a task) Requiring great exertion; very laborious
    • 1961: J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.
      We can achieve this god?likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • strenuity
  • strenuosity

Translations

Further reading

  • strenuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • strenuous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • strenuous at OneLook Dictionary Search

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perplexing

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: p?rpl?ks'?ng, IPA(key): /p??pl?ks??/

Adjective

perplexing (comparative more perplexing, superlative most perplexing)

  1. confusing or puzzling
  2. bewildering

Translations

Verb

perplexing

  1. present participle of perplex

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