Associations to the word «Strenuous»

Wiktionary

STRENUOUS, adjective. Urgent, ardent, zealous.
STRENUOUS, adjective. Requiring great exertion.

Dictionary definition

STRENUOUS, adjective. Characterized by or performed with much energy or force; "strenuous exercise".
STRENUOUS, adjective. Taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task"; "your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley