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Definition of rigor
1a (1) : harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity (2) : the quality of being unyielding or inflexible : strictness (3) : severity of life : austerityb : an act or instance of strictness, severity, or cruelty
2 : a tremor caused by a chill
3 : a condition that makes life difficult, challenging, or uncomfortable; especially : extremity of cold
4 : strict precision : exactness logical rigor
5a obsolete : rigidity, stiffnessb : rigidness or torpor of organs or tissue that prevents response to stimulic : rigor mortis
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Examples of rigor in a Sentence
They underwent the rigors of military training.
the rigors of life in the wilderness
They conducted the experiments with scientific rigor.
a scholar known for her intellectual rigor
Recent Examples of rigor from the Web
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But as social-justice advocates continually broaden their demands, perversions of social justice begin to do damage, like the excesses of any ideology insufficiently checked by analytic rigor and diversity.
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An internal investigation revealed that the CNN incident was due to a lack of rigor in that process of verification.
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There is a sense of rigor and thematic richness in her direction.
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Cooking with his customary rigor and attention to detail, the St. Petersburg, Florida, native is pouring his heart and soul into defining Southern food for Seattle.
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This was partly a function of a more professionalized design community that embraced modernist aesthetics executed with quasi-industrial rigor.
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It’s as though, through the rigors of the creative process, Alison’s memories have sharpened and grown more powerfully detailed.
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The founder has trimmed his staff, cut fees twice and brought on scientists and mathematicians to enhance the analytical rigor of his fund managers.
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Sentance plans to create an office at the state department to oversee the quality and rigor of professional development programs for teachers.
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Origin and Etymology of rigor
Middle English rigour, from Anglo-French, from Latin rigor, literally, stiffness, from rigēre to be stiff
RIGOR Defined for English Language Learners
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rigors : the difficult and unpleasant conditions or experiences that are associated with something
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: the quality or state of being very exact, careful, or strict
RIGOR Defined for Kids
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: a harsh condition (as of discipline)
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of rigor
1a: chill 1b: a tremor caused by a chill
2a: rigidity or torpor of organs or tissue that prevents response to stimulib: rigor mortis
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