Found 2 items, similar to strenuous.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: strenuous strenuous adj 1: characterized by or performed with much energy or force; “strenuous exercise” 2: taxing to the utmost; 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 [syn: arduous, straining]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Strenuous Strenuous \Stren"u*ous\, a. [L. strenuus; cf. Gr. ? strong, hard, rough, harsh.] Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold; valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate for national rights; a strenuous reformer; a strenuous defender of his country. [1913 Webster] And spirit-stirring wine, that strenuous makes. --Chapman. [1913 Webster] Strenuous, continuous labor is pain. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] -- Stren"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Stren"u*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]