great+exertion

  • 41arduous — arduously, adv. arduousness, n. /ahr jooh euhs/ or, esp. Brit., /ahr dyooh /, adj. 1. requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: an arduous undertaking. 2. requiring or using much energy and vigor; strenuous: making an arduous effort. 3.… …

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  • 42strenuous — adjective a) Urgent, ardent, zealous. We can achieve this god‐likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect. b) Requiring great exertion. Syn: earnest, eager …

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  • 43oncome — 1. verb To arrive; come to; come on. This said, and shaking his long dark spear, then forward he hurld it Into the fullround buckler of Priamides Alexander; Right thro his glittering shield oncame the redoubtable warspear, On still advanced,… …

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  • 44hardly — (adv.) c.1200, in a hard manner, with great exertion or effort, from O.E. heardlic stern, severe, harsh; bold, warlike (see HARD (Cf. hard) + LY (Cf. ly) (2)). Hence assuredly, certainly (early 14c.). Main modern sense of barely, just (1540s)… …

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  • 45stir\ up — v 1. To bring (smth) into being, often by great exertion or activity; cause. It was a quiet afternoon, and John tried to stir up some excitement. Bob stirred up a fight between Tom and Bill. Compare: whip up(2) 2. To cause (someone) to act;… …

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  • 46strenuous — [ strɛnjʊəs] adjective requiring or using great exertion. Derivatives strenuously adverb strenuousness noun Origin C17: from L. strenuus brisk + ous …

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  • 47arduous — ar•du•ous [[t]ˈɑr dʒu əs[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈɑr dyu [/t]] adj. 1) requiring great exertion; laborious: arduous tasks[/ex] 2) using much energy; strenuous: an arduous effort[/ex] 3) hard to climb; steep: an arduous path[/ex] 4) full of hardships; …

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  • 48arduous — /ˈadʒuəs / (say ahjoohuhs) adjective 1. requiring great exertion; laborious; strenuous: an even more arduous campaign; an arduous climb to the top. 2. hard to endure; severe; full of hardships: *We were dealing through interpreters with people… …

  • 49foam — /foʊm / (say fohm) noun 1. an aggregation of minute gas bubbles formed in a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.; froth. 2. the froth of perspiration formed on the skin of a horse or other animal from great exertion. 3. froth formed in the… …

  • 50strenuous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ requiring or using great exertion. DERIVATIVES strenuously adverb strenuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin strenuus brisk …

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