Meaning & use
rigorous
Extremely thorough, careful, and exacting; strictly disciplined or demanding.
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The medication went through rigorous testing before it was approved for public use.
Her rigorous training schedule left little time for anything besides swimming and school.
A note on using this word
Rigorous is common in academic and scientific writing to describe methods or standards applied with great care and precision.
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