vigorous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Anglo-Norman vigrus, from Old French vigoros (French vigoureux), from Medieval Latin vigorosus, from Latin vigor. Doublet of vigoroso.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
vigorous (comparative more vigorous, superlative most vigorous)
- Physically strong and active.
- 1895, Annual Report of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture (page 280)
- Life in the country will be fuller, richer, and more comfortful, because it is freer, healthier, and more vigorous.
- 1976, Joni Mitchell (lyrics and music), “Song for Sharon”:
- Now there are twenty-nine skaters on Wollman Rink
Circling in singles and in pairs
In this vigorous anonymity
- a vigorous scrub
- a vigorous search
- 1895, Annual Report of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture (page 280)
- Mentally strong and active.
- Rapid of growth.
- a vigorous shrub
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
physically strong and active
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rapid of growth
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