All 6 Uses of
rigorous
in
Angels & Demons
- Although the guard had undergone rigorous training preparing him for tense situations, he still sensed his pulse rising.†
Chpt 15-16
- Langdon had read many times about the rigorous requirements for becoming one of the elite Swiss Guard.†
Chpt 31-32 *
- At seventy-nine years old he had crossed the unspoken threshold beyond which the college no longer trusted one's health to withstand the rigorous schedule of the papacy.†
Chpt 41-42
- He had not said a word yet, and Langdon sensed a new rigor in the man, as if a turning point had been reached.†
Chpt 87-88
- The rigors.†
Chpt 103-104 *
- The rigors, he knew, would last about five seconds.†
Chpt 103-104
Definitions:
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(rigorous as in: a rigorous math class) difficult and demanding
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(rigorous as in: we follow a rigorous procedure) thorough and careful procedures