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Strenuous vs Wearying - What's the difference?

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Strenuous is a related term of wearying.


As an adjective strenuous

is urgent, ardent, zealous.

As a verb wearying is

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strenuous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Urgent, ardent, zealous.
  • Requiring great exertion.
  • * 1961 : J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the ''Sophistês'' of Plato . In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.
    • We can achieve this god?likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect.

    Synonyms

    * earnest * eager * vigorous * determined * resolute

    Derived terms

    * strenuously * strenuousness

    Related terms

    * strenuosity

    External links

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    wearying

    English

    (wikipedia wearying)

    Verb

    (head)