vigorous
adj/ˈvɪɡəɹəs/ · /ˈvaɪɡɹəs/
Etymology From Anglo-Norman vigrus, from Old French vigoros (French vigoureux), from Medieval Latin vigorosus, from Latin vigor. Doublet of vigoroso.
1
Physically strong and active.
- a vigorous scrub
- a vigorous search
2 more examples
- Life in the country will be fuller, richer, and more comfortful, because it is freer, healthier, and more vigorous.1895, Annual Report of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture, page 280:
- Now there are twenty-nine skaters on Wollman Rink Circling in singles and in pairs In this vigorous anonymity1976, Joni Mitchell, “Song for Sharon”:
2
Mentally strong and active.
3
Rapid of growth.
- a vigorous shrub
- Derived terms
- vigorously