Meaning of strenuous in English
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Classifying Adjective
strenuousDefinitions
1. characterized by or performed with much energy or forceExamples
- « strenuous exercise »
Synonyms
- 2. taxing to the utmost
Examples
- « testing powers of endurance »
- « his final, straining burst of speed »
- « a strenuous task »
- « your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here- F.D.Roosevelt »
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Famous quotes
- « All through the years since World War II, the Japanese people have, I am convinced, made strenuous efforts to preserve and promote world peace, contributing to the progress and prosperity of mankind. » Eisaku Sato
- « I get up at sunrise. I'm a Buddhist, so I chant in the morning. My wife and I sit and have coffee together, but then it's list-making time. I have carpentry projects. We have roads we keep in repair. It's not back-breaking, but it's certainly aerobic and mildly strenuous. » Patrick Duffy
- « Year by year we are learning that in this restless, strenuous American life of ours vacations are essential. » Ellsworth Huntington
- « I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life. » Theodore Roosevelt
- « Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness. » William Wordsworth