Category:Strenuous

Stren"u*ous, a. Etym: [l. strenuus; cf. Gr.

Defn: 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. And spirit-stirring wine, that strenuous makes. Chapman. Strenuous, continuous labor is pain. I. Taylor. -- stren"u*ous*ly, adv. -- stren"u*ous*ness, n.