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VIGOROUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
Example:
vigorous opposition to the war
Classified under:
Similar:
energetic (possessing or exerting or displaying energy)
Derivation:
vigor (active strength of body or mind)
vigor (forceful exertion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Strong and active physically or mentally
Example:
a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback
Classified under:
Similar:
robust (sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction)
Derivation:
vigor (active strength of body or mind)
vigor (forceful exertion)
Context examples:
They concluded that spending more time conducting physical activity of moderate–vigorous intensity may help modulate these immunometabolic responses during the early stages of pregnancy in ‘healthy’ pregnant women.
(A new study highlights the importance of undertaking physical activity of moderate–vigorous intensity during the early weeks of pregnancy, University of Granada)
They suggest that older adults perform 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise (such as brisk walking), 75 minutes a week of vigorous aerobic training, or a combination of the two types.
(Aerobic Exercise May Mildly Delay, Slightly Improve Alzheimer's Symptoms, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Sennosides irritate the lining of the intestine wall, thereby causing increased intestinal muscle contractions that lead to vigorous bowel movement and relief constipation.
(Ex-Lax, NCI Thesaurus)
The FVB/N strain has an albino coat with genotype A,B,c,D,P, and has a vigorous reproductive performance.
(FVB/N Mouse, NCI Thesaurus)
Your father’s health is vigorous, and he asks but to see you, but to be assured that you are well; and not a care will ever cloud his benevolent countenance.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Vigorous, decided, with sentiments to a certain point, not coarse.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
The Dachshund is an elongated, vigorous, muscular dog with short legs.
(Dachshund, NCI Thesaurus)
The Brittany is a vigorous, medium-sized, leggy dog with a fairly short, lightly feathered single coat.
(Brittany Spaniel, NCI Thesaurus)
The studies assessed physical activity by using surveys that asked about time spent in moderate to vigorous leisure-time physical activities, such as walking, running, or swimming.
(Physical activity associated with lower risk of many cancers, NIH)
He always arrived back lean and hungry and savage, and always departed fresh and vigorous, cleaving his way northward in response to some prompting of his being that no one could understand.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
