strenuously
/ˈstɹenjuːəsli/STREN-yoo-uh-slee
/ˈstɹɛnjuəsli/STREN-yoo-uh-slee
Meaningin a strenuous way
Common meaning: with great effort
Other meanings: vigorously
- strenubrisk, activeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1765 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinstrēnuus, -a, -um‘brisk, active’
- Englishstrenuous‘needing great energy’
- Englishformed in English from strenuousstrenuously‘with great effort’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from strenuous + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), STRENUOUS, p.602 · scan
Roots
- strēnuus, -a, -um Latin “brisk, active”
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