Strenuous Definition

strĕnyo͝o-əs
adjective
Requiring or characterized by great effort or energy.
A strenuous game of handball.
Webster's New World
Vigorous, arduous, zealous, etc.
Strenuous efforts.
Webster's New World

Origin of Strenuous

  • From Latin strenuus (“quick").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin strēnuus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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