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strenuously en · ADV

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Etymology

Etymology tree English strenuous Middle English -ly English -ly English strenuously From strenuous + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a strenuous manner.
   • By my direction, however, the head of his unwieldy machine was so critically pointed that, feeling him foreright against the tender opening, a favourable motion from me met his timely thrust, by which the lips of it, strenuously dilated, gave way to his thus assisted impetuosity, so that we might both feel that he had gain'd a lodgement. 1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC:
   • Dorcas, faithful to her “young gentlemen,” denied strenuously that it could have been John’s voice she heard, and resolutely declared, in the teeth of everything, that it was Mr. Inglethorp who had been in the boudoir with her mistress. 1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 154:
   • Not only did I oppose President George H.W. Bush on his China policy, I strenuously disagreed with Democratic President Bill Clinton on his trade and human rights policies toward China and Tibet as well. This was difficult because I otherwise greatly supported and admired his leadership. 2008, Nancy Pelosi, “A Voice That Will Be Heard”, in Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters, Doubleday, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 96–97:
   • But when Chauvin’s trial for his alleged role in Floyd’s death begins, much of the argument will center instead on the autopsy details, most specifically whether fentanyl and underlying health conditions — not the police officer’s actions — stopped Floyd’s heart and lungs. Seven experts in toxicology, cardiology and illegal drug use consulted by The Washington Post largely disagreed with that idea, most of them strenuously. 2021 March 11, Lenny Bernstein, Holly Bailey, “At the heart of Derek Chauvin’s trial is this question: What killed George Floyd?”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2021:
   • Journalists are strenuously objecting to the plan. 2017 March 10, Brian Stelter, “Journalists outraged by Tillerson's plan to travel without press”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2017:

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