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rigorous

/ˈɹɪɡəɹəs/
adjective
  1. Showing, causing, or favoring rigour; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough.

    "a rigorous execution of law"

  2. Severe; intense.

    "a rigorous winter."

Synonymsharsh, strict, painstaking, scrupulous
Antonymsarbitrary, capricious, whimsical

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