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rigors

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for rigors.

Editorial note

Sure they may lack the rigors of a computer science background but that doesn't mean they're uninterested.

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Quick take

A surname from Spanish.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of rigors gathered in one view.

noun

A surname from Spanish.

noun

US spelling of rigour. [Severity or strictness.]

noun

(medicine) A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rigors.

noun

A surname from Spanish.

noun

US spelling of rigour. [Severity or strictness.]

noun

(medicine) A feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in body temperature.

noun

(physiology, informal) Ellipsis of rigor mortis. [Temporary stiffness of the body's muscles and joints following death.]

Example sentences

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Sure they may lack the rigors of a computer science background but that doesn't mean they're uninterested.

2

Second of all: there are rigors to therapy, and every profession, that aren't obvious from the outside.

3

The gap skipped over, is that one of the slower, social & personal-growth experience college life rigors our emotional skills through.

4

Space travel isn't hard or anything, and surviving the rigors of space flight isn't easy.

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The problem is that we're so committed to pass user acceptance testing that we never subject the source code and data base design to the same rigors.

6

Seems odd that a wild animal's skin would be so easily ruptured when it has to survive the rigors of the ocean.

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Somehow, my Galaxy Note 2 has survived the rigors of my front pocket for close to two years without bending or cracking.

8

Even things that are destructive can be enhanced by the rigors of design.

9

This is it's main saving grace as a civilian rifle that is realistically not going to be subjected to the rigors of battle.

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I was a Microsoft PM before, and it did not prepare me one bit for the rigors of startup life.

11

Facing long sentences and the rigors of a men's prison, they have an obvious motive for wanting to change their sex and hence their prison.

12

In the process of our impatience and unwillingness to submit to the rigors of craft, we, instead, settle for the illusion of expertise.

Quote examples

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Everybody wanted very powerful software, but the end-users simply weren't prepared for the rigors of what these days has turned into the "Data Science" field.

2

I'll repeat my thesis -- HN holds value as a "back room" where experts can speak without the same rigors with which they usually have to speak.

3

Add to that the rigors of trying to climb the career ladder, the increased status that makes most people less "hungry," and it's just common sense that change comes from the bottom.

4

And “be the change..” or something like that." I thought it was fascinating to read what could have basically been a developer complaining about the rigors of developing software for clients or bad managers, but instead it was an someone talking about what goes into building a structure.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use rigors in a sentence?

Sure they may lack the rigors of a computer science background but that doesn't mean they're uninterested.

What does rigors mean?

A surname from Spanish.

What part of speech is rigors?

rigors is commonly used as noun.