strenuously

strenuously
adverb see strenuous

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • strenuously — adv. Strenuously is used with these verbs: ↑argue, ↑deny, ↑disagree, ↑object, ↑oppose, ↑resist …   Collocations dictionary

  • strenuously — strenuous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ requiring or using great exertion. DERIVATIVES strenuously adverb strenuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin strenuus brisk …   English terms dictionary

  • strenuously — adverb in a strenuous manner; strongly or vigorously (Freq. 1) he objected strenuously to the stand his party was taking • Derived from adjective: ↑strenuous …   Useful english dictionary

  • Strenuously — Strenuous Stren u*ous, a. [L. strenuus; cf. Gr. ? strong, hard, rough, harsh.] Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold; valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate for national rights; a strenuous reformer; a strenuous defender …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • strenuously — See strenuous. * * * …   Universalium

  • strenuously — adverb In a strenuous manner …   Wiktionary

  • strenuously — Synonyms and related words: actively, animatedly, ardently, arduously, assiduously, bec et ongles, briskly, con brio, difficultly, diligently, effortfully, energetically, fervently, forcefully, forcibly, hammer and tongs, hard, hardly, heart and… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • strenuously — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. hard, laboriously, energetically; see industriously , vigorously . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adverb In a violent, strenuous way: fiercely, frantically, frenziedly, furiously, hard. See STRONG …   English dictionary for students

  • strenuously — adv. arduously, laboriously; energetically, zealously …   English contemporary dictionary

  • strenuously — ad. 1. Earnestly, ardently, eagerly, vigorously, zealously, resolutely, energetically, actively, with all one s might, with might and main, tooth and nail, through thick and thin, through fire and water, hammer and tongs, pugnis et calcibus. 2.… …   New dictionary of synonyms

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