Meaning & use
strenuous
Requiring or showing great physical or mental effort.
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The doctor advised him to avoid strenuous exercise until his knee fully healed.
Negotiating the merger was a strenuous process that took nearly a year.
A note on using this word
Strenuous emphasizes the effort required rather than the outcome, so a task can be strenuous even if it ultimately fails.
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