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 of his country.

And spirit-stirring wine, that strenuous makes.

Strenuous, continuous labor is pain.

-- Stren"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Stren"u*ous*ness, n.

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 of his country.

And spirit-stirring wine, that strenuous makes.

Strenuous, continuous labor is pain.

-- Stren"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Stren"u*ous*ness, n.

• Urgent, ardent, zealous.
  
• Requiring great exertion.