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   rigour

   /ˈrɪɡə/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being extremely thorough and careful: "his analysis is lacking in rigour" Similar meticulousnessthoroughnesscarefulnessattention to detaildiligencescrupulousnessexactnessexactitudeprecisionaccuracycorrectnessstrictnesspunctiliousnessconscientiousnessarchaic:nicetyOpposite carelessness
   • ▪ severity or strictness: "the full rigour of the law" Similar strictnessseveritysternnessstringencyausteritytoughnesshardnessharshnessrigidityinflexibilitycrueltysavageryrelentlessnessunsparingnessauthoritarianismdespotismintransigenceOpposite laxness
   • ▪ harsh and demanding conditions: "the rigours of a harsh winter" Similar hardshipharshnessseverityadversitysufferingprivationordealmiserydistresstrialdiscomfortinconvenienceOpposite pleasures

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French rigour from Latin rigor ‘stiffness’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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