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.
Chapman.
Strenuous, continuous labor is
pain.
I. Taylor.
-- Stren"u*ous*ly, adv. --
Stren"u*ous*ness, n.