Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Strong and healthy; robust.
  • adjective Growing or spreading rapidly.
  • adjective Characterized by or done with force and energy: synonym: active.
  • adjective Forceful; effective.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Possessing vigor of body or mind; full of strength or active force; strong; lusty; robust; powerful; having strong vitality or power of growth, as a plant; also, having or exerting force of any kind.
  • Exhibiting or resulting from vigor, energy, or strength, either physical or mental; powerful; forcible; energetic; strong.
  • Synonyms Hale, sound, sturdy, hearty, thrifty, flourishing.
  • 1 and Nervous, spirited.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Possessing vigor; full of physical or mental strength or active force; strong; lusty; robust.
  • adjective Exhibiting strength, either of body or mind; powerful; strong; forcible; energetic.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Physically strong and active.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective strong and active physically or mentally
  • adjective characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

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Examples

  • Since his appointment last month, Mr. Abrams directed a legal staff of five to conduct what he described as a "vigorous review" of the campaign's fund-raising practices since December 2010.

    Abrams Resigns From Liu Inquiry Michael Howard Saul 2011

  • The Secretary had promised what he called a vigorous debate, which sounded like it would still be conducted at fairly high volume.

    CNN Transcript Apr 19, 2003 2003

  • The increasing repelling power of the accelerated motion of the wheel may serve as an illustration of that which we call vigorous vibration, good vitality, natural immunity or recuperative power.

    Nature Cure Henry Lindlahr 1893

  • Public opinion in March, 1861, was so unsettled, the popular mind so impressible, that a spirit of discontent soon began to spread over the loyal States on the part of those who had hoped for what they termed a vigorous administration.

    Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 (of 2) From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 James Gillespie Blaine 1861

  • A campmate who went inside an orgy tent told me he saw two men near him engaged in what he termed vigorous, unprotected sex.

    Slate Magazine Seth Stevenson 2011

  • In recognition of what it called a vigorous campaign, Town Hall Seattle will also get $125,000.

    KUOW 94.9 Puget Sound Public Radio 2010

  • I came to something like: Drama (and comedy) is active risk and choice, people doing things of consequence to an end, character in vigorous crisis questing for balance.

    Lauren Gunderson: Theater of the Every Day Epic Lauren Gunderson 2010

  • I came to something like: Drama (and comedy) is active risk and choice, people doing things of consequence to an end, character in vigorous crisis questing for balance.

    Lauren Gunderson: Theater of the Every Day Epic Lauren Gunderson 2010

  • I came to something like: Drama (and comedy) is active risk and choice, people doing things of consequence to an end, character in vigorous crisis questing for balance.

    Lauren Gunderson: Theater of the Every Day Epic Lauren Gunderson 2010

  • I came to something like: Drama (and comedy) is active risk and choice, people doing things of consequence to an end, character in vigorous crisis questing for balance.

    Lauren Gunderson: Theater of the Every Day Epic Lauren Gunderson 2010

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