rigorous

Universal Words adjective 1 done carefully and with a lot of attention to detail SYNTHOROUGH: a rigorous analysis / investigation * Few people have gone into the topic in such rigorous detail. * The second team adopted a much more rigorous approach to the problem. 2 demanding that particular rules, processes, etc. are strictly followed SYNSTRICT: The work failed to meet their rigorous standards. rigorously adverb: The country's press is rigorously controlled.