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rigor

nounmasculinegeneral usevery common/ʁiˈɣoɾ/ri·gor

Definition

1

The quality of being rigorous; severity, exactness, precision.

Usage examples

The work was evaluated with great rigor.
The full rigor of the law was applied to the offender.

Common combinations

scientific rigormethodological rigorwith rigorin rigor

Idiomatic expressions

  • in all rigor (strictly speaking)
  • the rigor of winter (the harshness of winter)