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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrigorous
/ˈrɪɡərəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate.
"The scientists conducted rigorous tests to verify their hypothesis."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French rigoureux or medieval Latin rigorosus, from Latin rigor 'stiff'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "rigorous" is said worldwide
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rigoureux
Transliteration: rigoureux
"Cette étude scientifique demande une méthode rigoureuse."
rigoros
Transliteration: rigoros
"Das Unternehmen führt strenge und rigorose Qualitätskontrollen durch."
rigoroso
Transliteration: rigoroso
"Il ricercatore ha seguito un protocollo rigoroso."
riguroso
Transliteration: riguroso
"El alpinista se preparó con un entrenamiento muy riguroso."
rigoroso
Transliteration: rigoroso
"O processo de seleção para a vaga foi bastante rigoroso."
कठोर
Transliteration: kathor
"वैज्ञानिकों ने एक कठोर परीक्षण प्रक्रिया का पालन किया।"
严谨的
Transliteration: yánjǐn de
"这项研究需要严谨的数据分析。"
엄격한
Transliteration: eomgyeokhan
"그들은 매우 엄격한 안전 기준을 적용했다."
厳格な
Transliteration: genkakuna
"その大学への入学には厳格な試験が必要です。"
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