Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: strenuously
IPA transcription: [stɹ'ɛnjuəsli]
Pronunciations of strenuously
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r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: strenuously
    Meaning: in a strenuous manner; strongly or vigorously; "he objected strenuously to the stand his party was taking"
Usage examples
  • When he refused she tried coaxing, mildly, then more strenuously.
  • "Mr. Wingfield most strenuously recommended it, sir, or we should not have gone.
  • He also expressed a wish to have his body stitched up in a shotted hammock and dropped into the harbor; but as he did not strenuously insist on this, and as it was not in accordance with my grandfather's preconceived notions of Christian burial, the Admiral was laid to rest beside Kitty, in the Old South Burying Ground, with an anchor that would have delighted him neatly carved on his headstone.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George Washington, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording D. B. Cooper, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Some Thoughts Concerning Education, License CC BY-SA 4.0