Both Uses of
rigorous
in
Babbitt
- No. He was going to be an Eathorne; delicately rigorous, coldly powerful.†
Chpt 17 *
- If his moral fiber had been so weakened by rebellion that he was not quite dependable in the more rigorous campaigns of the Good Citizens' League nor quite appreciative of the church, yet there was no doubt of the joy with which Babbitt returned to the pleasures of his home and of the Athletic Club, the Boosters, the Elks.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(rigorous as in: we follow a rigorous procedure) thorough and careful procedures