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111painstaking — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. careful, particular, meticulous, scrupulous; diligent. See exertion, care. Ant., careless, sloppy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. scrupulous, exacting, meticulous; see careful . III (Roget s 3… …
112rigid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stiff, inflexible, unyielding; set, firm, obdurate, strict; rigorous, clean cut. See hardness, severity, obstinacy. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Stiff] Syn. unyielding, inflexible, hard; see firm 2 ,… …
113squeamish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. queasy, qualmish, nauseated; fearful, skittish, nervous; fastidious, picky; hypercritical. See unwillingness, taste.Ant., fearless, all consuming. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. finicky, fussy, mincing …
114tough — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. strong, firm; stiff, resilient; vigorous, robust, hardy; stubborn, intractable; violent, severe; unyielding, hardened, incorrigible; informal, vicious, rowdy, unruly, difficult, troublesome. See… …
115difficult — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hard to achieve] Syn. laborious, hard, arduous, strenuous, demanding, exacting, hard won, stiff, heavy, painful, labored, trying, titanic, bothersome, troublesome, burdensome, backbreaking, not easy, wearisome, onerous,… …
116exigent — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Urgent] Syn. pressing, critical, imperative; see urgent 1 . 2. [Demanding] Syn. exacting, severe, oppressive; see difficult 1 , severe 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Compelling immediate attention: burning,… …
117taxing — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. troublesome, exacting, tedious, tiring; see difficult 1 , disturbing . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. draining, strenuous, sapping, exhausting, burdensome, wearing, heavy, demanding, backbreaking. III (Roget s… …
118hard — 1. adjective 1) hard ground Syn: firm, solid, rigid, stiff, resistant, unbreakable, inflexible, impenetrable, unyielding, solidified, hardened, compact, compacted, dense, close packed, compressed; steely …
119rigorous — adjective 1) rigorous attention to detail Syn: meticulous, conscientious, punctilious, careful, diligent, attentive, scrupulous, painstaking, exact, precise, accurate, thorough, particular, strict, demanding, exacting; informal persnickety …
120hard — 1 solid, *firm Analogous words: compact, dense, *c!ose: consolidated, compacted, concentrated (see COMPACT vb): *hardened, indurated, callous Antonyms: soft Contrasted words: fluid, *Iiquid: flabby, flaccid, *Iimp: pliant, pliable, *plastic:… …
