Stre*nu"i*ty (?), n. [L. strenuatis.] Strenuousness; activity. [Obs.]
Chapman.
Stren"u*ous (?), a. [L. strenuus; cf. Gr. &?; strong, hard, rough,
harsh.] Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold;
valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate for national rights; a
strenuous reformer; a strenuous defender of his country.
And spirit-stirring wine, that strenuous makes.
Chapman.
Strenuous, continuous labor is pain.