Adjective: rigorous ri-gu-rus
- Rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
"rigorous application of the law";
- strict
- Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
"rigorous discipline";
- stringent, tight
- Painstakingly careful and accurate
"our accountant is rigorous";
- thorough
- Total or absolute (intensifier, usually emphasizing negative qualities)
"a rigorous fool";
- arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding [Brit, informal], stark, staring, thorough, thoroughgoing, utter, unadulterated, total
- Challenging, harsh or severe
"The rigorous Arctic winter"
See also: careful, demanding, exact, exacting, unmitigated
Encyclopedia: Rigorous