rigoureux

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin rigōrōsus. By surface analysis, rigueur +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁi.ɡu.ʁø/

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Adjective

rigoureux (feminine rigoureuse, masculine plural rigoureux, feminine plural rigoureuses)

1. rigorous

Derived terms

• rigoureusement

Related terms

• rigide

Descendants

• → Dutch: rigoureus
• → German: rigoros

Further reading

• “rigoureux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.