'Strenuously' definitions:
Definition of 'strenuously'
From: WordNet
adverb
In a strenuous manner; strongly or vigorously; "he objected strenuously to the stand his party was taking"
Definition of 'Strenuously'
From: GCIDE
- Strenuous \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. [1913 Webster]
- And spirit-stirring wine, that strenuous makes. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
- Strenuous, continuous labor is pain. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] -- {Stren"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Stren"u*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'strenuously'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- actively,
- animatedly,
- ardently,
- arduously,
- assiduously,
- bec et ongles,
- briskly,
- con brio,
- difficultly,
- diligently,
- effortfully,
- energetically,
- fervently,
- forcefully,
- forcibly,
- hammer and tongs,
- hard,
- hardly,
- heart and soul,
- heartily,
- indefatigably,
- industriously,
- intensely,
- keenly,
- laboriously,
- lustily,
- manfully,
- operosely,
- painfully,
- relentlessly,
- sedulously,
- spiritedly,
- the hard way,
- tirelessly,
- toilsomely,
- tooth and nail,
- unsparingly,
- vehemently,
- vigorously,
- vivaciously,
- with a will,
- with difficulty,
- with effort,
- with much ado,
- with pep,
- zealously,
- zestfully