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strenuous

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈstɹɛnjuəs// UK //stɹˈɛnjuːəs// stren·u·ous

adj. needing a lot of physical or mental effort. You use this to describe tasks that are very tiring or difficult.

adj. requiring or using great exertion or high intensity. Often describes physical activities or mental efforts that test the limits of one's stamina.


SIMPLE

The doctor told him to avoid strenuous exercise for a week.

CONTEXTUAL

After a strenuous day of hiking up the mountain, the group was exhausted but happy.

COMPLEX

The legal team made a strenuous effort to overturn the verdict, citing several procedural errors that occurred during the initial trial.

Synonyms
Origin

From Latin strenuus (“quick”).

Usage

Commonly modifies nouns like 'exercise', 'effort', 'activity', or 'objection'.

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